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TAQA Group, Heerema, and AF Offshore Decom successfully completes decommissioning project in Brae Field
Removal, dismantling and disposal of Brae Alpha West Drilling Rig and removal of Brae Bravo upper main jacket completed successfullyAbu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA), one of the largest listed integrated utility companies in Europe, the …
Jul 4, 2022 / Vessels
Sembcorp Marine Delivers World’s First Eighth-Generation Drillship
The successful construction of the world’s highest specification drillship, based on the Group’s proprietary Jurong Espadon 3T design, attests to Sembcorp Marine’s continuous progress up the value chain and proven capabilities in providing …
Jun 30, 2022 / Vessels
Ukraine Strikes Offshore Oil Drilling Rig in the Black Sea– Crimean Official
Officials Russia-annexed Crimea has accused Ukraine of firing upon an oil drilling platform in the Black Sea off the coast of the peninsula Monday morning, with three injured and seven missing."This morning the enemy struck the drilling platforms of …
Jun 21, 2022 / Accidents
Borr Drilling wins four-year gig for jack-up rig
Borr Drilling Limited (NYSE and OSE: BORR) announced earlier today that it has secured a binding Letter of Award (“LOA”) for the premium jack-up drilling rig Saga from an undisclosed operator in Southeast Asia. Image for illustrative purposes only …
May 18, 2022 / Vessels
SFL - Adjustments to chartering arrangements for West Linus
SFL Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: SFL) (SFL) announced today that it has agreed to make changes to the chartering and management structure of the harsh environment jack-up drilling rig West Linus. The rig was delivered in 2014, and is currently operated by …
Feb 21, 2022 / Vessels
ODL – PGNiG Upstream Norway awards Deepsea Yantai one well
Odfjell Drilling and CIMC Raffles have signed a contract with PGNiG Upstream Norway for the use of drilling rig Deepsea Yantai to drill one (1) well; the Copernicus well on PL 1017. The scope of work is estimated to take 45 days, and will commence …
Dec 29, 2021 / Vessels
Drilling rig Stena Don moving out of North Sea to Morocco for Chariot well
Moroccan gas appraisal well operations to commence in mid-December 2021Chariot (AIM: CHAR), the Africa focused transitional energy company, announced earlier today that the Stena Don drilling rig has commenced its mobilisation to Morocco. Caption: …
Dec 1, 2021 / Vessels
Neptune Energy installs world’s longest ETH production pipeline
Neptune Energy today announced the safe and successful installation and testing of the world’s longest trace-heated subsea production pipeline at its operated Fenja field in the Norwegian sea. The 37 kilometre electrically trace-heated (ETH) …
Aug 3, 2021 / Vessels
SFL - Announces Forbearance Agreements
SFL Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: SFL) (SFL) announces that it has entered into forbearance agreements with Seadrill Limited (Seadrill) in respect of the leasing arrangements on its three drilling rigs and the corresponding financing agreements. Unless …
Nov 23, 2020 / Vessels
Noble Lloyd Noble to drill at Valemon
Noble Drilling Norway AS has been awarded a contract for drilling three wells at the Valemon field from the summer of 2021, applying the Noble Lloyd Noble drilling rig.The contract includes an option for drilling one extra well at the Valemon field, …
Sep 9, 2020 / Vessels