Maritime news
Monitor breaking maritime news and insights for profitable, efficient and safe shipping.
Tagged in drilling rig
Vår Energi ramps up exploration activity in the Barents Sea
Vår Energi sees substantial opportunities for further growth and value creation in the north and has secured the COSL Prospector drilling rig for a two-year drilling program in the Barents region, in cooperation with Equinor. The rig contract …
Sep 4, 2023 / Curious
SFL - New $100 Million Contract for Semi-Submersible Rig Hercules
SFL Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: SFL) (SFL) announced today that it has signed a drilling contract in Canada with a subsidiary of Equinor ASA for the harsh environment semi-submersible rig Hercules. The estimated contract value is approximately $100 …
Aug 14, 2023 / Curious
Borr Drilling Limited – Announcement of new contract and extensions
Borr Drilling Limited (NYSE and OSE: BORR) has been awarded a new contract and two extensions for its premium jack-up drilling rigs Ran, Gerd and Natt. These awards increase the company’s firm backlog by approximately 625 days, excluding unexercised …
Feb 13, 2023 / Vessels
Borr Drilling Limited – Announcement of Letter of Award for work in Latin America
Borr Drilling Limited announced on Friday (Jan20) that its premium jack-up drilling rig Ran has received a Letter of Award (LOA) from an undisclosed customer for work in Latin America. This award will cover a two wells campaign with an …
Jan 20, 2023 / Vessels
New Contract Win for Deepsea Yantai
Odfjell Drilling Ltd (Odfjell Drilling) announced earlier today that on behalf of CIMC OFFSHORE AS, the Company has agreed a contract with PGNiG Upstream Norway AS for the use of the drilling rig Deepsea Yantai. The contract includes the drilling of …
Jan 5, 2023 / Vessels
Transocean Announces Contract Awards and Extensions Totaling $488 Million
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) today announced contract awards or extensions for five of its drilling rigs. Together, the fixtures represent approximately $488 million of firm backlog. Deepwater Invictus, an ultra-deepwater drillship, was awarded a new …
Jan 5, 2023 / Vessels
Borr Drilling Limited Announces New Contracts Awards
Borr Drilling Limited (NYSE and OSE: “BORR”) announced on Dec 30 that it has been awarded new contracts for two of its premium jack-up drilling rigs. These awards increase the Company’s backlog by approximately 2,030 days, excluding optional periods. …
Jan 3, 2023 / Vessels
Valeura Energy has agreed with Petrovietnam Drilling and Well Service Corp to charter a jack-up drilling rig to support its Gulf of Thailand operations in 2023
Valeura Energy Inc. (TSX:VLE) (Valeura), the upstream oil and gas company with assets offshore Gulf of Thailand and the Thrace Basin of Turkey, announced on Tuesday (Oct 04) that it has agreed with Petrovietnam Drilling and Well Service Corporation …
Oct 5, 2022 / Vessels
Deepsea Yantai awarded one well contract with OMV Norge AS
Odfjell Drilling announced on Monday (Sep19) that on behalf of CIMC OFFSHORE AS, the Company has agreed a contract with OMV Norge AS for the use of the drilling rig Deepsea Yantai to drill one firm well “Eirik” in PL 817 in the North Sea, plus one …
Sep 20, 2022 / Vessels
Huisman proposes harsh environment semi-sub to provide greenest fossil fuel and energy security
Facing an energy supply gap due to rapid decline of traditional fossil fuel sources and fast, but not fast enough, growth of renewable energy sources, Huisman has arrived at a solution. The company’s Harsh Environment Semi-Submersible Drilling Rig is …
Aug 24, 2022 / Curious