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Stena Drilling Secures 1-Well Firm Programme With Energean For Stena Forth In Morocco
Stena Drilling has announced the award of a 1-well firm programme for the Stena Forth, for former client, Energean, in Morocco. The drilling campaign is scheduled to commence in Q3 2024 and includes the flexibility to drill an additional option well …
Apr 16, 2024 / Curious
Valaris Announces Contract Suspension for Jackup VALARIS 143
Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) (Valaris) announced on Thursday that ARO Drilling (ARO), its joint venture in Saudi Arabia, received a notice of suspension from Aramco for one of its 19 contracted rigs, jackup VALARIS 143 (EXL I). The rig’s …
Apr 5, 2024 / Curious
Stena Drilling Takes Delivery of Stena Evolution Drillship
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 …
Jan 22, 2024 / Curious
Diamond Offshore Announces New Drillship Contract
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) announced on Jan13 it has entered into a drilling contract with an independent operator to utilize the Ocean BlackRhino for work offshore Guinea-Bissau. The Ocean BlackRhino was awarded a one-well …
Jan 15, 2024 / Vessels
Naming and Maiden Voyage of CCS Ultra-deepwater Ocean Drilling Vessel Dream
On December 18th, the ocean drilling vessel Dream constructed and surveyed by China Classification Society (CCS) was named and made its maiden voyage in Nansha District, Guangzhou, which marks a crucial step in China’s deep-sea exploration capacity …
Jan 10, 2024 / Vessels
China's first self-built ultradeep ocean drillship completes trial voyage (Video)
China's first domestically developed drilling vessel with the world's deepest drilling depth, "Mengxiang" (Dream), completed its maiden trial voyage on December 27 in the Pearl River Estuary waters of south China's Guangdong Province. The results …
Jan 3, 2024 / Vessels
Stena DrillMax Becomes First Drillship To Be Awarded DNV’s Abate (P) Notation
Stena Drilling has announced that Stena DrillMax, is the first drillship to be awarded DNV’s Abate (P) Notation. Stena Drilling has implemented several technical and operational measures to enable Stena DrillMax to substantially reduce greenhouse gas …
Dec 11, 2023 / Curious
TPAO's drillship begins ops in Black Sea
The Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) has announced that its drilling vessel Fatih has commenced drilling operations in a new location within the Black Sea. The vessel, boasting dimensions with a length of 229 meters, a width of 36 meters and a …
Oct 4, 2023 / Curious
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