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Odfjell Secures New Well Services Contracts
Odfjell says it has secured $250 million of well services contracts during the past six months, including a new deal with Statoil for tubular running services and rental services.
8:00 PM EST | September 09, 2014
Odfjell Offshore Raising up to $500M to Develop Fleet
The Norwegian offshore oil engineering firm is raising the money ahead of a planned listing of its shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
8:00 PM EST | March 11, 2012
Odfjell Lands Record Breaking Deal with BP
Odfjell has secured a pre-contract award with BP for the provision of a new build semisub for approx. $1.2B, excluding options.
7:00 PM EST | January 10, 2012
Odfjell Inks Management Deal for Semisub
Odfjell Drilling has signed a management agreement for the semisubmersible Island Innovator owned by Marine Accurate Well.
8:00 PM EST | August 28, 2011
Odfjell, Ross to Merge Companies
Ross Offshore will acquire the two Odfjell Drilling companies Odfjell Well Management AS and Odfjell Well Management Consultants AS.
8:00 PM EST | July 13, 2011
Odfjell Takes Delivery of First Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
Deep Sea Metro Ltd. has taken delivery of the drillship Deepsea Metro I from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
8:00 PM EST | June 21, 2011
Odfjell Drilling Cements Deal for Drillship Deepsea Metro I
Odfjell Drilling has on behalf of Deep Sea Metro secured a contract with the BG Group for its first drillship; the Deepsea Metro I.
8:00 PM EST | April 25, 2011
Odfjell Drilling Opens Office in Brazil
Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske has opened Odfjell Drilling's new office in Rio de Janeiro.
7:00 PM EST | February 17, 2011
Odfjell Secures EPC Contract for Statoil's Veslefrikk Field
Odfjell Drilling has been awarded the EPC(I) contract for the Veslefrikk field with immediate start up.
7:00 PM EST | January 26, 2011
BP Secures Deepsea Stavanger for Angola Block 18
BP and Odfjell Drilling have signed a two-year agreement for Deepsea Stavanger for drilling on Block 18 in Angola.
8:00 PM EST | October 21, 2010
Odfjell Drilling Welcomes New CEO
Simen Lieungh (50) will take over as the new CEO of Odfjell Drilling on October 1, 2010.
8:00 PM EST | August 17, 2010
Odfjell Semisub Contracted for 1st Deepwater Drilling Campaign in Tanzania
The new ultra deep water semisub Deepsea Stavanger will be used for the first deepwater drilling campaign ever conducted in Tanzania.
8:00 PM EST | June 24, 2010
OWS Bags BP Tubular Running Services Contract
Odfjell Well Services (OWS) has been awarded a three year Tubular Running Services contract by BP Norge for the Norwegian sector.
8:00 PM EST | June 06, 2010
Wintershall Gets Go-Ahead to Drill in Norwegian Sea
PSA Norway has granted consent for Wintershall to drill well 6406/3-8 on production license 475BS in the Norwegian Sea using the Songa Delta semisub.
7:00 PM EST | March 03, 2010
Statoil Extends Production Drilling Contracts
Statoil has chosen to exercise options in existing contracts with Odfjell Drilling Managment, KCA Deutag Norge and Seawell for production drilling and maintenance services.
7:00 PM EST | February 15, 2010
Det Norske Drills a Duster at PL 476 in North Sea
Det norske, operator of production license 476, has finished drilling of exploration well 6507/11-10. The well was dry and will be permanently plugged and abandoned.
7:00 PM EST | February 08, 2010
NPD Grants North Sea Drilling Permit to Det Norske
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Det norske a drilling permit for wellbore 16/1-11.
7:00 PM EST | January 24, 2010
Det Norske Spuds Frusalen Prospect Off Norway
Noreco reported that Det norske has commenced exploration drilling on the Frusalen prospect in Norway.
7:00 PM EST | January 17, 2010
North Sea Wildcat Purrs for Petro-Canada
Petro-Canada, operator of production license 375, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 34/4-11, which proved oil in the Brent group and in the Statfjord formation.
7:00 PM EST | January 10, 2010
Statoil to Utilize Deepsea Atlantic in North Sea PL 054
Statoil has received consent to use the Deepsea Atlantic semisubmersible drilling rig in the northern part of the North Sea.
7:00 PM EST | December 22, 2009
Detnor Secures Songa Delta for North Sea Exploration Drilling
Det Norske received consent to conduct exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the Songa Delta semisub.
8:00 PM EST | October 27, 2009
StatoilHydro to Drill in North Sea's Block 34/10
StatoilHydro received consent to conduct exploration drilling in the northern North Sea using the Deepsea Atlantic semisub.
8:00 PM EST | October 18, 2009
BP Taps Odfjell for Drilling Services at UKCS Fields
Odfjell has been awarded a five-year contract with three two-year options from BP for drilling and maintenance services on the Clair, Andrew, Harding, Bruce and Magnus platforms on the UK continental shelf.
8:00 PM EST | October 11, 2009
Deepsea Atlantic to Drill North Sea Well for StatoilHydro
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted StatoilHydro a drilling permit for wellbore 34/10-52 S, which will be drilled by the Deepsea Atlantic
8:00 PM EST | August 27, 2009
Analysis: StatoilHydro Strong in Norway & Growing Globally
With 16 mobile offshore rigs contracted, StatoilHydro currently employs a fleet of two jackups and 14 semisubs -- all working in the waters offshore Norway.
8:00 PM EST | August 13, 2009
PSA Investigates Serious Lifting Incident on Deepsea Atlantic
An investigation has been launched by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway into a serious incident which occurred on the Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig on August 10.
8:00 PM EST | August 11, 2009
Analysis: Rig Activities Heat Up in the North Sea
While production at some fields has waned, new discoveries are made and boundaries pushed to keep the North Sea and the waters surrounding it a viable upstream option.
8:00 PM EST | August 10, 2009
Det Norse Gets Green Light to Drill Wildcat Well in PL 483 S
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Det norske a drilling permit to drill a wildcat well in production license 483 S using the Songa Delta semisub.
8:00 PM EST | July 23, 2009
Petro-Canada to Drill Exploration Well 34/4-11 with Songa Delta
Petro-Canada was granted consent to conduct exploration drilling of well 34/4-11 with the Songa Delta semisub.
8:00 PM EST | July 20, 2009
Deepsea Atlantic to Drill for StatoilHydro in Northern North Sea
StatoilHydro has received consent to conduct exploration drilling with the Deepsea Atlantic semisub in the northern North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | July 13, 2009
Norway's PSA Oks Modifications for Tune Sor at Oseberg D
StatoilHydro has been granted consent for the use of the Tune Sor seabed well with associated pipeline and control cable, as well as for carrying out modifications for Tune Sor at the Oseberg D facility.
8:00 PM EST | July 12, 2009
Grosbeak Soars for Wintershall
Wintershall's Grosbeak prospect, located in the Norwegian North Sea, has proven both oil and gas.
8:00 PM EST | July 07, 2009
NPD Grants StatoilHydro Drilling Permit for Wellbore 34/10-52 S
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted StatoilHydro a drilling permit for wellbore 34/10-52 S, which will be drilled by the Deepsea Atlantic semisub.
8:00 PM EST | July 05, 2009
StatoilHydro Taps Deepsea Bergen for Production Drilling in North Sea
StatoilHydro has been granted consent to use the Deepsea Bergen semisub for production drilling on the Heidrun, Norne and Asgard fields.
8:00 PM EST | June 14, 2009
Odfjell, Petrobras Agree on Long Term Contract for Deepsea Stavanger
Odfjell has reached an understanding with Petrobras for provision of the 6th generation semisubmersible drilling rig Deepsea Stavanger.
8:00 PM EST | June 03, 2009
Wintershall Kicks Off Drilling Operations at Grosbeak Prospect
Noreco has confirmed that exploration drilling on the Grosbeak prospect in Norway has started. Wintershall is operating the well, which is being drilled by the Songa Delta semisub.
8:00 PM EST | June 01, 2009
Wintershall Secures Drilling Permit for New Wildcat in PL 378
Wintershall received a drilling permit for wellbore 35/12-2, which will be drilled using the Songa Delta semisub.
8:00 PM EST | May 19, 2009
PSA Norway Audits Wintershall's Plans for Exploration Drilling in PL 378
PSA conducted an audit of how Wintershall is planning for exploration drilling in production license 378 using the Songa Delta semisub.
8:00 PM EST | March 30, 2009
Songa Selects ODT as Project Partner for Songa Dee
Odfjell Drilling Technology was chosen by Songa Offshore as its project partner for the classification project for Songa Dee.
8:00 PM EST | March 10, 2009
PSA Norway Launches Probe after Serious Injury on Deepsea Bergen
PSA Norway is investigating an incident that occurred last Saturday involving a serious personal injury on the Deepsea Bergen semisub.
7:00 PM EST | March 03, 2009
Wintershall to Dill in North Sea with Deepsea Delta Semisub
Wintershall Norge received consent to conduct exploration drilling of well 35/12-2 using the Deepsea Delta semisubmersible drilling rig.
7:00 PM EST | March 01, 2009
Seadrill Takes a Financial Hit from Contractor Investments
After identifying losses of $687 million from investments in offshore drilling contractors, Seadrill will in its fourth quarter 2008 income statement recognize a loss of $35 million.
7:00 PM EST | February 22, 2009
Scorpion Offshore's Revenues Ride High in Early 2009
Scorpion Offshore's revenues for the second quarter 2009 have increased by 5% to $51.1 million.
7:00 PM EST | February 19, 2009
Newly Delivered Deepsea Atlantic Gears Up for StatoilHydro
DSME has delivered the Deepsea Atlantic to Odfjell Invest. The rig has a contract with StatoilHydro for the next four years and will undergo trials before commencing its contract in May.
7:00 PM EST | February 05, 2009
Keppel Successfully Delivers Series of 5 Jackups to Scorpion
Keppel has delivered the last jackup drilling rig in a series of five, the Offshore Intrepid, to Scorpion Offshore on time.
7:00 PM EST | January 27, 2009
Deepsea Bergen Tapped for Production Drilling at Volund
Marathon has received consent to use the semisubmersible drilling facility Deepsea Bergen for production drilling on the Volund field.
7:00 PM EST | January 06, 2009
Maersk Exercises Option for Casing, Tubing Running Services with Odfjell
Maersk O&G has exercised its option for casing and tubing running services for its rigs in Denmark.
7:00 PM EST | January 04, 2009
Offshore Intrepid Jackup Snags LOI to Operate in Arabian Gulf
Scorpion Offshore has announced that its 5th rig, the Offshore Intrepid, chartered by Odfjell Drilling Services, received a LOI for operations in the Arabian Gulf beginning second quarter 2009.
7:00 PM EST | December 29, 2008
PSA Norway Checks Emergency Preparedness on Deepsea Atlantic
During the period of November 26-28, 2008, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway conducted an audit of technical and operational factors related to emergency preparedness and helicopter operations on the mobile facility Deepsea Atlantic.
7:00 PM EST | December 25, 2008
ConocoPhillips Exercises Option on Ekofisk with Odfjell Drilling
ConocoPhillips has exercised its option with Odfjell Drilling for further work on Ekofisk. The option is for 18 months and covers drilling activities on four fixed platforms and well service support.
7:00 PM EST | December 22, 2008