Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has taken delivery of its 7th generation Stena Evolution ultra-deepwater drillship from Samsung Heavy Industries.After a decade in the making, Stena Evolution drillship has finally been completed and is ready for its first job.The technologically advanced drillship is capable of operating at water depths of up to 12,000ft (around 3,500 meters) and drilling depths up to 40…
Carbon Catalyst Limited (CCL) said Tuesday it had completed the farmout of a 10% stake in the Poseidon carbon storage license located in the Southern North Sea sector of the UK Continental Shelf, to Wintershall DEA.As part of the deal, German…
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP, and its Austrian partner OMV, have completed the acquisition of a 3D seismic survey over the Poseidon CCS license area (licence EXL005) in the Norwegian North Sea, OMV said Wednesday.The Poseidon CCS license…
Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore announced its semisubmersible rig Ocean Apex has commenced a two-well drilling campaign for Woodside Energy in Australia.The rig recently underwent a five-year special periodic survey at the Seatrium…
Offshore drilling rig owner Northern Ocean said Wednesday that its Deepsea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig had kicked off its drilling contract with TotalEnergies in Namibia, where the French oil major last year made a giant oil discovery with its Venus-1x well…
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has secured a contract with Shell for the Stena Evolution drillship.The Stena Evolution, built by Samsung Heavy Industries, was originally ordered by Ocean Rig, and named Ocean Rig Crete.Ocean Rig ordered the drillship in 2014…
Norwegian offshore drilling company Odfjell Drilling has, on behalf of Northern Ocean, agreed a contract extension for the Deepsea Bollsta drilling rig with Shell.The contract extension for the offshore drilling rig, owned by Northern Ocean…
Italian oil company Eni has extended the contract for Saipem's 7th-generation Santorini drillship for two years, starting in August 2023.According to Saipem, the extension is worth approximately 280 million dollars. 'To this amount will be added…
Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore said Thursday that its Ocean GreatWhite semi-submersible drilling rig had kicked off its five-well drilling campaign for BP West of Shetland.'This marks an important milestone for this harsh-environment…
Energy group Edison plans to take the final investment decision on a proposed pipeline to deliver east Mediterranean gas to European markets by the end of this year, the Italian project developer told Reuters. The EastMed-Poseidon pipeline,…
Scana's PSW Technology has secured a contract to sell a deepwater riser system to offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean.'The agreement involves the sale of a complete marine riser system to Northern Ocean for ultra-deepwater operations…
A British offshore oil worker in Qatar murdered a coworker on an offshore oil rig, hid the body, and tried to kill another coworker on Monday, the British media reported.The Mirror initially reported that all three workers are from Scotland and employees of Stapem Offshore…
Oslo-listed offshore drilling rig owner Northern Ocean has won a contract with TotalEnergies for its Deepsea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig to be used in a 'multi-country' drilling program.Starting in the middle of the second quarter of 2023…
Northern Ocean Ltd's semi-submersible drilling rig, Deepsea Bollsta, has arrived in Namibia and started its contract with Shell.The contract for the 2019-built offshore drilling rig has a firm duration of twelve months. Shell will have the option to extend it for another six months…
The Italian energy industry services firm Saipem has decided to buy the 7th-generation Santorini drillship from Samsung Heavy Industries, citing rising dayrates and an optimistic forecast for offshore drilling rig demand.To remind, Saipem first chartered the drillship from Samsung in late 2021…
