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Saipem awarded two-year contract extension for the use of the Santorini drillship
Eni S.p.A. has awarded Saipem a contract extension for two years, which will allow the company to continue using the Santorini drillship from August 2023. This extension will come into force starting from August 2023, it is valued at …
Apr 19, 2023 / Vessels
Eni announces a significant oil discovery in Block 4, offshore Ghana
Eni announces a significant oil discovery on the Eban exploration prospect in CTP Block 4, offshore Ghana. The Eban - 1X well is the second well drilled in CTP Block 4, following the Akoma discovery. Preliminary estimates place the potential of the …
Jul 7, 2021 / Vessels
Valaris Announces Floater Contract Award
Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) announced today that it has been awarded a four-well contract with BP offshore Mauritania and Senegal for drillship, VALARIS DS-12. The contract is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2022 with an estimated …
Jul 7, 2021 / Vessels
Valaris awarded three-year contract with Chevron
Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) announced on Tuesday that it has been awarded a three-year contract with Chevron in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for drillship, VALARIS DS-18 (Relentless). Caption: Drilling ship Valaris Relentless (ex Rowan Relentless) - …
Jun 11, 2021 / Vessels
Stena Drilling signs contract with CNOOC Petroleum North America utilising mobile offshore drilling unit Stena Forth
Stena Drilling announced on Monday that a contract has been signed with CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC, utilising Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Stena Forth.The drilling program shall be a one (1) well campaign lasting approximately 90 days …
Oct 20, 2020 / Vessels
Semco Maritime wins rig order for Seadrill
Semco Maritime has been awarded a contract by Seadrill Limited for preparation and modification of the West Bollsta prior to commencing her 10 well contract with Lundin Norway on Norwegian Continental Shelf in Q2 2020. The project will be executed at …
Jan 24, 2020 / Vessels
Deepsea Yantai - a newbuild semi-submersible drilling rig destined for operations in Norway, launched in China
Deepsea Yantai, a newbuild semi-submersible drilling rig destined for operations in Norway, has been launched in China.Chinese rig builder CIMC Raffles named and launched the rig on Wednesday, and the rig has already set sail for Norway where it will …
Jun 12, 2019 / Vessels
Oceaneering Secures New Rig Support Contract from Wintershall
Oceaneering International, Inc. (Oceaneering) has recently secured a drilling and completion support contract for integrated services with Wintershall Norge AS.The contract covers ROV services for the drilling unit West Mira, which will perform …
May 3, 2019 / Vessels
Maersk Deliverer: Water depth record deployment of PMCD
Operating in a water depth of 2,855m offshore of Malaysia, the Mærsk Deliverer in collaboration with Weatherford successfully deployed pressurised mud cap drilling as the optimal solution to drill the Tepat-1 exploration well for Total E&P …
Mar 13, 2019 / Vessels
Transocean Ltd. Announces Contract Award for Ocean Rig Corcovado and Ocean Rig Mykonos
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) announced on Monday (Mar 11) that Petrobras awarded two of the Company’s ultra-deepwater drillships, the Ocean Rig Corcovado and Ocean Rig Mykonos, with a 629 day contract and 550 day contract, respectively.The estimated …
Mar 12, 2019 / Vessels