Drilling & Completion

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Noble Developer offshore rig
Drilling & Completion

Noble adds $525 million of contracts to drilling backlog

Feb. 18, 2025
Noble Corp. has issued an update on its recent drilling contract awards, which total about $525 million in value, excluding extension options.

Drilling & Completion

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Admarine 504
Rigs

ADES rig to drill six wells offshore Nigeria

Jan. 27, 2025
ADES has entered a jackup drilling contract offshore Nigeria with Valiant Offshore Contractors with an estimated value of $21.8 million.
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Africa

Dry hole for Chevron offshore Namibia

Jan. 24, 2025
Chevron’s recent Kapana 1-X exploration well offshore Namibia did not encounter commercial hydrocarbons, according to Sintana Energy.
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Santos fourth-quarter 2024 report
Production

Timor Sea Barossa project remains on track for Q3 startup

Jan. 24, 2025
Santos’ Barossa gas and condensate development in the Timor Sea was more than 88% complete at the end of last year, the company said in a trading update.
Courtesy Øyvind Gravås, Woldcam / Aker BP
Skarv offshore Norway
Production

Harbour, Energean easing offshore exploration in 2025

Jan. 24, 2025
Two leading European E&P companies have issued operations outlooks for the year ahead.
Courtesy Carnarvon Energy's Quarterly Activities Report June 2024
Carnarvon Energy's project map
Australia & New Zealand

Setback for Dorado oil project offshore Western Australia

Jan. 22, 2025
Santos Energy has deferred entry to front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the Phase 1 Dorado liquids projects in the Bedout Basin offshore Western Australia.