Drilling & Completion

Courtesy Rex International
Benin, West Africa
Drilling & Completion

Akrake seeks resumption of drilling on Sèmè oilfield offshore Benin

March 20, 2025
Rex International Holding expects drilling to resume later this year on the shallow-water Sèmè Field in Block 1 offshore Republic of Benin.
Courtesy Westwood Atlas Decommissioning
Number of wellbores requiring rig P&A work and associated P&A costs by field economic CoP year
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Data briefs
Courtesy Harbour Energy
Harbour Energy is the operator of the Maria Area
Production

Harbour eyes summer startup for Maria Phase 2 offshore mid-Norway

March 6, 2025
Harbour Energy also reported in its latest results review that Dvalin North development drilling will start next year, and the Jocelyn South discovery will be brought onstream...
Courtesy Valaris Limited LinkedIn
Valaris DS-12 drillship
Drilling & Completion

bp confirms gas discovery at El Fayoum offshore Egypt

March 6, 2025
bp plans a subsea tieback development of its El Fayoum gas discovery in Egypt’s North Alexandria offshore concession in the Mediterranean Sea.
Courtesy CNOOC
Weizhou 12-1 oil field
Drilling & Completion

CNOOC makes gas find in granite play offshore southern China

March 6, 2025
CNOOC has discovered oil and gas in Paleozoic granite buried hills in the Beibu Gulf in the South China Sea.
Offshore
Executive Q&A: Noble CEO addresses offshore drilling market, expectations and regional hot spots
Drilling & Completion

Executive Q&A: Noble CEO addresses offshore drilling market

March 6, 2025
Robert W. Eifler, president and CEO of Noble Corp., recently chatted with Offshore to discuss offshore drilling trends, regional hotspots and his company’s role in the market....
Courtesy Noble Corp.
Noble Regina Allen jackup
Rigs

Noble inks jackup contract for offshore Suriname work

March 6, 2025
Noble has secured a jackup contract worth about $17.7 million.