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Eastern Mediterranean Drilling Campaign Could Include Five Wells
A unit of Energean plc has contracted the Stena Icemax for three firm and two optional wells. PHOTO SOURCE: Stena Drilling
8:00 PM EST | June 28, 2021
Offshore Drilling Contractor Hits 100% Rig Utilization
Stena Don is one of two semisubs in Stena Drilling's rig fleet. PHOTO SOURCE: Stena Drilling
8:00 PM EST | June 21, 2021
Stena Drilling Secures West Africa Contract
FAR Gambia Ltd. has contracted the Stena IceMAX drillship for a one-well campaign later this year offshore The Gambia. PHOTO SOURCE: Stena Drilling
8:00 PM EST | June 17, 2021
ExxonMobil Claims More Stabroek Success in Guyana
ExxonMobil reported a new discovery at Longtail-3 in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.
8:00 PM EST | June 09, 2021
Offshore Ireland Contract Goes to NHV
NHV Group will provide transfer flights for a 10-well decom project. PHOTO SOURCE: NHV Group
8:00 PM EST | March 24, 2021
Stena Drillship to Add MPD System
Like Stena's three other drillships, the Stena Forth will boast MPD capability. PHOTO SOURCE: Stena Drilling
7:00 PM EST | February 16, 2021
BPC Looks Beyond The Bahamas for 2021
Bahamas Petroleum's Perseverance #1 well encountered non-commercial volumes of oil.
7:00 PM EST | February 08, 2021
Stena Drilling Fleet to Deploy Analytics and Reporting Tech
The deal follows six-month trials on the Stena Spey, above, and Stena Carron. PHOTO SOURCE: IDS
7:00 PM EST | January 13, 2021
Tullow Awards Contract for Offshore Suriname Well
Tullow Oil plc recently awarded Ramps Logistics a fully integrated contract for its upcoming drilling campaign in Block 47 offshore Suriname.
7:00 PM EST | November 11, 2020
Stena to Drill Offshore Canada Well for CNOOC
CNOOC International Petroleum North America ULC has contracted a Stena Drillling drillship for a one-well campaign offshore Atlantic Canada.
8:00 PM EST | October 19, 2020
Offshore Israel Campaign Goes to Stena Drilling
Stena Drilling reported that it has signed a new contract with Noble Energy Mediterranean Ltd.
8:00 PM EST | October 11, 2020
Repsol Selects Drilling Contractor for Mexico Campaign
Stena Drilling has signed a new contract with Repsol and others to provide a drillship for a 2021 offshore Mexico drilling campaign.
8:00 PM EST | September 21, 2020
Tullow Awards Suriname Drilling Contract
Stena Drilling has signed a new contract with Tullow Oil Suriname BV to drill one well in Block 47 offshore Suriname.
8:00 PM EST | August 31, 2020
ExxonMobil Resumes Guyana Drilling
Two of Exxon's four drillships went back to work, according to data published Friday by Baker Hughes Co.
8:00 PM EST | July 12, 2020
Stena Drilling Signs Rig Contract with Bahamas Petroleum
COVID-19 had forced BPC to postpone drilling for Perseverance #1.
8:00 PM EST | May 26, 2020
Guyana Nears Oil and Gas Turning Point
One of RAMPS Logistics' employees in Guyana. PHOTO SOURCE: RAMPS Logistics
8:00 PM EST | October 07, 2019
Stena Getting Offshore Rigs Back to Work with Simulators
The Stena Don semi-submersible. SOURCE: Stena Drilling
8:00 PM EST | August 05, 2018
Norway Rig Workers Agree Wage Deal, Avoid Strike
Norwegian offshore oil rig workers sign a new wage deal, avoiding a strike that could have cut energy production.
8:00 PM EST | June 24, 2015
Statoil Takes $350M Hit on Angola Exploration Halt
Norway's Statoil is halting exploration in Angola after poor drilling results, retreating from an offshore area it had high hopes for and capping a poor year for exploration.
7:00 PM EST | November 20, 2014
3Legs Sells its Last Polish Shale Gas Concessions
3Legs Resources sells its last shale gas concessions in Poland to Sweden's Stena Group.
7:00 PM EST | November 04, 2014
AWU Urges Workers Not to Return to Stena Clyde Rig Offshore Bass Strait
AWU urges workers not to return to the gas rig offshore Port Campbell where two workers died until safety measures are improved.
8:00 PM EST | August 30, 2012
Two Workers Die in Origin-Related Rig Accident Offshore Bass Strait
Australian authorities start investigating the deaths of two offshore workers that took place on a gas drilling rig offshore Port Campbell in the Bass Strait.
8:00 PM EST | August 28, 2012
C-NLOPB Tightens Regulations for Orphan Basin Drilling Program
A team has been established within the C-NLOPB to provide regulatory oversight of Chevron's operations in the Orphan Basin offshore Canada.
8:00 PM EST | May 19, 2010
Analysis: Stena Weathers Economic Downturn
The RigLogix team takes a look at the current and upcoming picture for the Stena Drilling fleet of semisubs and drillships, which is currently working at 100% utilization.
8:00 PM EST | May 13, 2010
Keppel Books FPSO Conversion, Rig Upgrade Orders
Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured $140 million worth of contracts for the conversion of a FPSO and repair and modification of two semisubmersibles.
8:00 PM EST | March 24, 2010
Stena Forth to Spin Bit in Greenland's Disko West Area
Cairn has secured a rig to allow it to commence a drilling program in the Disko West area, offshore Western Greenland, in 2H2010.
7:00 PM EST | December 20, 2009
Repsol Betting on Brazilian Subsalt Finds for Growth
Exploring for oil under the layers of salt that lie thousands of meters below the seabed is difficult and costly, but Repsol is betting on it to pay off.
7:00 PM EST | December 15, 2009
iicorr Sees High Growth in Cathodic Protection Sector
Integrity, inspection and corrosion specialist iicorr has experienced high demand for its Cathodic Protection systems and surveys in the last 12 months with contract wins in the North Sea and internationally.
7:00 PM EST | December 07, 2009
Arous Al-Bahar Discovery Well Flows Oil, Gas Offshore Libya
Hess has carried out a successful test of its discovery well A1-54/01 offshore Libya in the Mediterranean Sea.
7:00 PM EST | December 01, 2009
OMV Strikes Success at Deepwater Tornado Sidetrack
OMV's first operated exploration well in deepwater West of Shetlands has resulted in a discovery and successful sidetrack.
7:00 PM EST | November 01, 2009
Tornado Hits Oil and Gas West of Shetland
A consortium led by OMV has made an oil and gas discovery at the Tornado prospect, offshore West of Shetland, UK.
8:00 PM EST | October 13, 2009
Stena Carron Spins Bit at Tornado Prospect, West of Shetlands
Faroe Petroleum reported that OMV has commenced drilling at the Tornado prospect, west of Shetlands, using the Stena Carron drillship.
8:00 PM EST | September 28, 2009
Petrobras Unlocks Discovery at Abare West in Santos Pre-Salt
Petrobras, along with partners BG Group and Repsol, has unlocked another new discovery in the Santos Basin pre-salt BM-S-9 concession area, in ultradeep waters offshore Brazil.
8:00 PM EST | September 14, 2009
Latent's Drilling Services Portfolio Expands to Norway
Latent Ltd's portfolio of drilling related work has now expanded to include contracts for Seawell in Norway.
8:00 PM EST | September 13, 2009
Analysis: Drilling Picks Up in The Far East
While drilling offshore China has proved successful and is making great strides to explore and develop worldwide.
8:00 PM EST | August 27, 2009
PSA Investigates Personal Injury at Stena Don
PSA has initiated an investigation following an incident involving personal injury at Stena Don on June 6, 2009.
8:00 PM EST | June 07, 2009
Environmental Services Specialist TWMA Clinches North Sea Contracts
Total Waste Management Alliance has secured contracts in the North Sea this year, one of which is an ongoing contract for TCC-RotoMill services on the Stena Spey at Petrofac's Don Development.
8:00 PM EST | May 26, 2009
NPD Grants Drilling Permit to Lundin for Wellbore 25/10-9 in North Sea
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for wellbore 25/10-9, which will be drilled by the Songa Dee semisub.
8:00 PM EST | May 04, 2009
PSA Norway Approves StatoilHydro's Use of Stena Don at Norne Field
StatoilHydro has received consent for use of the Stena Don semisub on the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea.
8:00 PM EST | April 26, 2009
O&G Service Co EFC Celebrates Record Six Months
Electro-Flow Controls, a leading designer and manufacturer of instrumentation, monitoring and control systems for the global oil and gas industry, is celebrating the best six months of new orders in the company's 22-year history.
8:00 PM EST | April 20, 2009
Murphy Sees No Sign of Hydrocarbons at Abalone Deep
Murphy Oil has adjusted its 2008 results by $31.1 million due to the expensing of a well drilled on the Abalone Deep prospect in Block AC/P36, offshore Western Australia.
7:00 PM EST | February 26, 2009
Athens Group's Increased Revenue, Growth Spurs Hiring Initiative
Athens Group reported a 66% increase in year-over-year sales during 2008 and a significant increase in booked business for 2009. Due to its record growth, the company has announced a hiring initiative.
7:00 PM EST | February 18, 2009
Murphy Unveils Drilling Campaign, Sees Major Boost in '09 Development
In a conference call, Murphy Oil reflected on the company's earnings and discussed drilling operations and production start-ups slated for the near future.
7:00 PM EST | January 29, 2009
ABB Collects over $150MM in Contracts to Power Drilling Rigs, Drillships
ABB recently won six contracts collectively worth more than $150 million to supply main electrical systems for drilling rigs and drill-ships built in Asia.
7:00 PM EST | December 08, 2008
Stena, Bluewater Choose Trinity's Offshore Catering, Hotel Services
Global on and offshore catering and hotel services leader Trinity International Services has secured a pair of major new deals with long-standing clients Stena Drilling and Bluewater in the North Sea.
7:00 PM EST | December 02, 2008
2 Rigs Drilling at Don Fields, West Don's First Oil Set for Early 2009
Valiant Petroleum issued an operational update on its Don Fields development in the UK North Sea, as well as other development assets in which the company has an interest.
8:00 PM EST | October 29, 2008
New Build Drill Ship 'Stena Carron' Joins UK Flag
The latest addition to the UK Flag is the Stena Carron, a new build drilling ship of 58,294 GT and managed by Stena Drilling.
8:00 PM EST | September 21, 2008
North Piper Well Turns Up All Wet
The North Piper 15/11b-6 exploratory well drilled into the Piper Sands at 7022 feet this morning U.K. time. The sands were encountered 60 feet high to prognosis but were found to be water-bearing and the well will now be plugged and abandoned.
8:00 PM EST | August 13, 2008
Rolls-Royce on a Roll with Equipment Supply Contracts
Rolls-Royce has won £84 million of contracts to supply propulsion equipment for offshore vessels being built in China and Korea. The company has won a £44 million order, among others, to supply propulsion equipment for a ship to drill in the Arctic.
8:00 PM EST | July 15, 2008
One Week Until Mediation Commences
The mediation talks between Industry Energy and the Norwegian Shipowners' Association will begin on Tuesday, June 17th. The deadline for concluding mediation is set at midnight on the same day.
8:00 PM EST | June 10, 2008