Drilling & Completion

Courtesy COSL
cosl prospector
North Sea & Europe

Offshore Elgol gas find may not be economic to develop

Jan. 17, 2025
Vår Energi has discovered gas in the Elgol prospect in the Barents Sea, but the find may be sub-commercial, according to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate.
Courtesy "Tower Resources plc Corporate summary June 2024" presentation
 NJOM-3 and Follow-on Wells
Courtesy "Valeura Energy Inc. Corporate Overview, December 2024"
Valeura Energy_Wassana Ingenium MOPU
ID 93850619 © Marko Bukorovic | Dreamstime.com
offshore Vietnam
Courtesy "Karoon Energy UBS Australasia Conference 2024" presentation
Who Dat
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offshore drilling
Courtesy Odfjell Drilling
Deepsea Atlantic semisubmersible rig
Drilling & Completion

Equinor adds to pool of small discoveries in North Sea Troll area

Dec. 18, 2024
Equinor has pulled off another discovery close to the Troll field complex in the Norwegian North Sea.
Courtesy Seadrill
West Jupiter drillship
Drilling & Completion

Seadrill nets long-term deals for two drillships offshore Brazil

Dec. 18, 2024
Petrobras has contracted two Seadrill ultradeepwater drillships for long-term programs offshore Brazil.
Courtesy Salunda
Crew Hawk monitoring
Rigs

Salunda installing drillfloor alerts service on Transocean rig

Dec. 18, 2024
Salunda has won a contract to install its HaloGuard zone monitoring system on the Transocean Endurance semisubmersible drilling rig in Australia.
Courtesy Transocean
DHIRUBHAI DEEPWATER KG1
Drilling & Completion

Transocean secures $111M ultradeepwater drillship contract

Dec. 17, 2024
Transocean reported that a four-well option was exercised for the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 ultradeepwater drillship with Reliance Industries Ltd. in India.
Courtesy Marit Hommedal / Equinor ASA
Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig
Drilling & Completion

Shallow gas halts Arkenstone drilling offshore mid-Norway

Dec. 17, 2024
Equinor has had to suspend operations on the NO 6610/7-3 exploration well on the Arkenstone prospect in the Norwegian Sea.