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Seadrill bags a contract for the West Capricorn

June 17, 2019

Seadrill Partners LLC has secured a one well contract with Kosmos Energy Gulf of Mexico Operations, LLC, for the West Capricorn in the US Gulf of Mexico. Backlog for the contract is expected to be approximately $10 million and commencement is expected in Q4 2019. The West Capricorn is a 6th generation ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig built

2,535 Nautical Miles of Rig Moves Ahead of Monsoon Season

June 17, 2019

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Indiaâ€™s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has moved a record high 35 offshore drilling rigs to new locations ahead of the Indian monsoon season, said marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore. Aqualis Offshore assisted with the majority of the rig moves, which were conducted with the companyâ€™s specialist team of mariners and structural and geotechnical

The first mobile offshore drilling rig: 65 years later and we are still exploring

June 15, 2019

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From 1954 to 1986 â€œMr. Charlieâ€ drilled hundreds of offshore wells off the coast of Morgan City, Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. He was the first transportable, submersible drilling rig and an industry springboard to the current offshore rig technology. â€œMr. Charlieâ€ was built in 1952 and finished in 1953. In 1954 he went to work for

Maerskâ€™s Innovator grabs option from CNOOC

June 14, 2019

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Today, Maersk Drilling has announced that CNOOC Petroleum Europe Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNOOC Limited, has exercised a one-well option for the MÃ¦rsk Innovator jack-up rig to continue drilling infill wells at the Buzzard field on the UK Continental Shelf. The option has an expected duration of approximately 100 days, which means the MÃ¦rsk Innovator is

Shell dives into Mexico with another $1 Billion in approved projects

June 14, 2019

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Mexicoâ€™s oil regulator hasÂ approved exploration plansÂ for four deepwater areas operated by Royal Dutch Shell, committing the company to invest at least $791M and potentially as much as $1B. Following approvalÂ earlier this weekÂ of Shellâ€™s exploration plans for five other deepwater areas, meaning Shell could invest as much as $2.4B combined in the nine deepwater areas over the next four

U.S. down 6 and Canada up 4 for this weeks rig count

June 14, 2019

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Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. â€“ 6 to 969 rigs U.S. Rig Count is down 6 rigs from last week to 969, with oil rigs down 1 to 788, gas rigs down 5 to 181, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0. U.S. Rig Count is down 90 rigs from last yearâ€™s count of 1,059, with oil rigs down 75,

U.S. safety board urges new rules after fatal Oklahoma well blast

June 13, 2019

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An investigation into an explosion at an Oklahoma natural gas drilling rig that killed five workers last year faulted inadequate training and equipment and called for new regulations, the U.S. safety regulator said on Wednesday. The Pryor Trust gas well in Pittsburgh County, Oklahoma was operated by Red Mountain Energy LLC and workers employed by Houston-based drilling contractor

Activists appear in court over protest on the Transocean owned semi Paul B. Loyd Jr

June 12, 2019

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Greenpeace campaigners have been occupying a BP-contracted oil rig in the Cromarty Firth since Sunday. Yesterday, the original protesters were replaced by two more who boarded the rig with fresh supplies. Now two people have appeared at Tain Sheriff Court in connection with the stand-off. Christopher Till and Paula Radley denied causing a breach of the peace on the rig

Foundation Awards 65 Oil and Gas Scholarships

June 11, 2019

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In the latest round of scholarships from theÂ Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP)and Foundation, 65 were awarded to qualified students pursuing careers in the natural gas and oil industry. Of the scholarships awarded, 36 are new and 29 are renewed. Scholarships are worth a minimum of $1,000 annually and can be renewed for up to four

Well-Safe grabs 21 well deal from DNO

June 11, 2019

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Well-Safe Solutions announced Tuesday it has been awarded a contract to decommission up to 21 wells on the Schooner and Ketch fields in the UKCS, operated by DNO North Sea (ROGB) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of DNO ASA. The Schooner and Ketch fields, located in the UK Southern North Sea, ceased production in August 2018, with 20

Month: June 2019

Seadrill bags a contract for the West Capricorn

2,535 Nautical Miles of Rig Moves Ahead of Monsoon Season

The first mobile offshore drilling rig: 65 years later and we are still exploring

Maerskâ€™s Innovator grabs option from CNOOC

Shell dives into Mexico with another $1 Billion in approved projects

U.S. down 6 and Canada up 4 for this weeks rig count

U.S. safety board urges new rules after fatal Oklahoma well blast

Activists appear in court over protest on the Transocean owned semi Paul B. Loyd Jr

Foundation Awards 65 Oil and Gas Scholarships

Well-Safe grabs 21 well deal from DNO

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