Drilling & Completion

Courtesy Marit Hommedal / Equinor ASA
Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig
Drilling & Completion

OKEA, DNO agree to offshore Norway working interest swap

Dec. 19, 2024
OKEA and DNO Norge have agreed to swap interests in two licenses offshore Norway where exploration drilling is imminent.
Courtesy SLB
SLB wins integrated services contract for all Petrobras’ offshore fields in Brazil
Latin America

SLB wins integrated services contract for all Petrobras’ offshore fields in Brazil

Dec. 11, 2024
Award covers more than 100 wells across nine ultra-deepwater rigs primarily in the Campos, Santos, and Espírito Santo basins.
Courtesy Jadestone Energy
Montara operations
Drilling & Completion

Jadestone hires rig for Skua well re-drill offshore Australia

Dec. 8, 2024
Jadestone Energy is making preparations for a re-drill of its Skua-11 well offshore northwest Australia, and new company leadership has been appointed.
Courtesy Wood Mackenzie's Offshore Asset Cost Modeling Tool
gulf of mexico deepwater drilling
Rigs

Floating rig rate rise slowing, but raw material prices set to increase

Dec. 8, 2024
Although rig rates for floaters remain high, there are signs that growth is slowing down, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Courtesy Ecopetrol
Ecopetrol and Petrobras confirm the country's largest gas discovery with the Sirius-2 well
Latin America

Petrobras, Ecopetrol plan subsea-shore development for Sirius gas find offshore Colombia

Dec. 5, 2024
Ecopetrol and Petrobras International Braspetro - Colombia Branch (PIB-COL) have confirmed a major gas discovery offshore northern Colombia.
Courtesy Noble
Noble Invincible jackup rig
Drilling & Completion

DNO finds oil in North Sea Othello prospect

Dec. 3, 2024
DNO claims to have opened a new exploration play in the southern Norwegian North Sea with its Othello oil discovery.