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Offshore Guyana JV Sets August Spud Window
The Maersk Discoverer is currently operating offshore Trinidad. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | July 14, 2021
Maersk Drilling Secures $10.5MM Contract Extension
Maersk Drilling has won an extended well intervention scope for the Maersk Intrepid. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | July 12, 2021
Offshore Brazil Operator Adds Two Wells to Contract
Maersk Developer has secured a firm 120-contract extension. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | June 03, 2021
Maersk Drilling Gets Expanded Equinor Work Scope
Maersk Intrepid is operating in the Martin Linge field offshore Norway. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | May 27, 2021
Maersk Drilling to Divest Two Rigs
The drilling contractor will close on the Maersk Gallant sale in June. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | May 18, 2021
Total Extends Suriname Drilling Contract
Total has added an appraisal well to the Maersk Developer's work scope. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | May 12, 2021
Maersk Drilling Extends Reach to Guyana
CGX Resources has contracted the Maersk Discoverer for an exploration well. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | April 22, 2021
Aker BP Awards Contract for Offshore Norway Well
The contract for the Maersk Integrator is set to commence in December of this year. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | April 21, 2021
Maersk Drilling Enters Market with New Customer
The Maersk Developer semisub will perform well intervention on four wells. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | April 19, 2021
Offshore Gabon Contract Goes to Maersk Drilling
PCGUSA has awarded Maersk Drilling an ultra-deepwater exploration contract in Gabon. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | April 18, 2021
$370MM West Africa Contract Goes to Maersk Drilling
The contract secures the Maersk Venturer drillship for an estimated four years. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | April 08, 2021
Aker BP Contracts Maersk Drilling Rig
Maersk Reacher will be reactivated under the firm 9-month contract. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | March 29, 2021
Serica Spuds North Sea Well
Serica is drilling Columbus with the Maersk Resilient heavy-duty jack-up rig. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | March 18, 2021
Petrogas Awards Maersk Drilling North Sea Contract
Petrogas E&P Netherlands has awarded a one-well contract for the harsh-environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolute. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
7:00 PM EST | March 10, 2021
Korean Firm Hires Drillship for One Well
The Maersk Viking is expected to commence the contract in June. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
7:00 PM EST | February 08, 2021
Maersk Drilling Adds Two North Sea Wells to Backlog
The campaign for the Maersk Integrator, above, is set to start in Q3. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
7:00 PM EST | February 07, 2021
Offshore Ghana Campaign Goes to Maersk Drilling
The Maersk Venturer drillship, above, is presently warm-stacked in Spain. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
7:00 PM EST | February 04, 2021
Maersk Drilling Firms Up $100MM Contracts with Total
The Maersk Developer is already mobilizing for the 500-day combined campaign. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
7:00 PM EST | January 18, 2021
Spirit Energy Contracts Rig for UKCS Infill Well
The Maersk Resolve, above, will drill a development well at Grove North East in the UK North Sea. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
7:00 PM EST | January 14, 2021
Hybrid Drilling Rig Starts Up Offshore Norway
The retrofitted Maersk Intrepid has shown "very promising emission levels" since starting operations last month. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
7:00 PM EST | December 17, 2020
Suriname Drilling Pays Off for Petronas and Exxon
PETRONAS Suriname E&P B.V. (PSEPBV) has made its first hydrocarbon discovery in Suriname, Petronas reported Friday.
7:00 PM EST | December 10, 2020
Maersk Drilling Wins North Sea Contract
OMV (Norge) AS has awarded a one-well contract for the Maersk Integrator. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
7:00 PM EST | December 07, 2020
Total Awards Suriname Drilling Contract
Maersk Drilling anticipates a firm total of $100 million from the two-rig contract. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
7:00 PM EST | November 23, 2020
Maersk Drilling Secures Contract Extension
Brunei Shell Petroleum has decided to extend its contract for the Maersk Viking drillship. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
7:00 PM EST | November 16, 2020
Brunei Shell Contract Goes to Maersk Drilling
Brunei Shell Petroleum has awarded Maersk Drilling a one-well exploration contract for the Maersk Viking, above. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
7:00 PM EST | November 11, 2020
Total Awards Maersk Contract for Three Angola Wells
Total E&P Angola has awarded Maersk Drilling a three-well contract for the Maersk Voyager drillship. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | October 21, 2020
Dana Contracts Maersk Rig for Two Wells
Dana Petroleum Netherlands B.V. has awarded Maersk Drilling a two-well contract. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | October 01, 2020
Maersk Rig Drilling New Martin Linge Wells
Equinor has identified well barrier deficiencies in four Martin Linge gas wells. PHOTO SOURCE: Equinor
8:00 PM EST | September 08, 2020
Rig Contract Extension Goes to Maersk Drilling
The Maersk Convincer, above, is operating on the Seria field for BSP. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | August 31, 2020
Maersk Drilling Wins Suriname Contract from Petronas
The Maersk Developer, above, will be Maersk Drilling’s first rig to operate offshore Suriname. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | July 01, 2020
$100MM Equinor Contract Goes to Maersk Drilling
This photo shows the Maersk Intrepid hybrid jack-up rig. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk
8:00 PM EST | April 30, 2020
Tullow Terminates Maersk Drillship Contract
This photo shows the Maersk Venturer drillship. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | March 24, 2020
Tullow Awards Maersk Decom Bundled Project
Above is a Sept. 2019 photo of the subsea support vessel Maersk Installer during a subsea infrastructure removal, recycling and waste management project for the Thames field. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Decom
7:00 PM EST | February 27, 2020
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8:00 PM EST | August 08, 2019
Maersk Drilling to Sell Jackup
The company has entered into an agreement to sell the Maersk Giant to an Australian-based company.
7:00 PM EST | November 11, 2018
CEO: Maersk Drilling Strong Enough To Stand On Its Own After Listing
Drilling rig contractor Maersk Drilling will provide strong competition for its peers when it spins off from the AP Moller-Maersk conglomerate next year.
8:00 PM EST | August 27, 2018
Maersk Drilling Lays Off Dozens in GOM
Maersk Drilling is cutting some of its employees working in the Gulf of Mexico.
7:00 PM EST | January 22, 2018
Maersk to Limit Investment in Energy Businesses until Separation
Maersk will limit investment in its energy businesses until they are separated, the group's CEO Soren Skou said in a webinar from the company's Capital Markets Day event.
7:00 PM EST | December 12, 2016
Maersk Oil Begins Culzean Drilling Campaign
Maersk Oil has begun drilling the first production well at the Culzean field, located in the UK North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | September 28, 2016
Maersk Highlander Ready for Action
The Maersk Highlander jack-up rig will soon start work on the Culzean gas field in the North Sea for Maersk Oil, BP and JX Nippon, after being named at a ceremony at Invergordon in Scotland.
8:00 PM EST | August 18, 2016
Maersk Drilling Lays Off About 120 GOM Workers
Maersk Drilling is laying off 122 offshore workers due to an early termination of the Maersk Valiant rig.
8:00 PM EST | July 31, 2016
Maersk Drilling to Cut up to 140 Jobs in Norway
Denmark's Maersk Drilling says it will cut up to 140 jobs in Norway due to lack of work for two rigs.
8:00 PM EST | July 20, 2016
Sembcorp Marine Delivers Newbuild Maersk Highlander to Maersk Drilling
Sembcorp Marine delivers newbuild Maersk Highlander to Maersk Drilling, with the jackup to be deployed to Culzean field in the North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | May 29, 2016
Maersk Drilling Acquires Newbuild Jackup from Hercules Offshore for $190M
Maersk Drilling acquires a newbuild jackup from Hercules Offshore for $190 million, with the rig to head for the North Sea to commence work on the Culzean gas field.
8:00 PM EST | May 26, 2016
Chevron's Affiliate CABGOC Terminates Maersk Deliverer Contract
Chevron's affiliate Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. terminates the contract for semisub Maersk Deliverer ahead of its expiry in December.
8:00 PM EST | March 29, 2016
Maersk Drilling Sees Overcapacity On Rigs For The Foreseeable Future
As much as one third of the global offshore fleet of oil drilling rigs could be idled in 2016 as energy firms scale back investments on the back of weak crude prices.
7:00 PM EST | February 10, 2016
Oil, Gas Companies Cut Hundreds More Jobs in Texas
Four more oil and gas companies announce hundreds of layoffs in Texas.
7:00 PM EST | January 31, 2016
Semco Maritime Secures Maersk Guardian Expansion Contract
Semco Maritime secures a contract with Maersk Drilling for the expansion of the Maersk Guardian rig, which will be inserted at various fields in the Danish part of the North Sea from September 2016.
7:00 PM EST | December 10, 2015
Maersk Expects Drilling Companies Will Continue to Face 'Headwinds'
Maersk Drilling expects offshore drilling companies around the world to continue to face "significant headwinds" in the future.
7:00 PM EST | November 08, 2015
Maersk Seeks to Shut Oil Installation in UK North Sea
Maersk Oil seeks regulatory permission to shut its Janice installation, which produces around 7,000 barrels per day from three UK North Sea oilfields.
8:00 PM EST | August 25, 2015