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Month: June 2021

KCA Deutag awarded $550 million in drilling contracts

June 2, 2021
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KCA Deutag has secured a contract award and two contract extensions for platform drilling services in Russia, UK and the Norwegian North Sea. The combined value of these awards is approximately US $550M and will account for thirteen years of contract backlog. KCA Deutag’s Offshore division secured a five-year contract, with a further 2x2 year extension option, with a

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Valaris lands contract for DS12 with Total

June 2, 2021
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Valaris Limited announced that it has been awarded a one-well contract with Total E&P Côte d'Ivoire B.V. offshore Ivory Coast for drillship, VALARIS DS-12. The contract is expected to commence in the third quarter of 2021. Source: Valaris Join our mailing list here

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Velesto issues notice of abandonment for Naga 7

June 1, 2021
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Naga 7 remains submerged off the coast of Sarawak after the incident on May 3. The incident area is secured while the Group is working with the insurance underwriters and Protection & Indemnity (P&I) Club on the way forward. The rig and other related liabilities are adequately covered under the Hull & Machinery insurance and the P&I

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Aker Energy looking to sell 50% of Ghana deepwater prospect

June 1, 2021
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Aker Energy is looking to sell part of its 50% participating interest in the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block in Ghana, which includes the Pecan development project. After being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Norwegian operator has struggled to come up with funding for the Pecan development. Aker Energy’s interest to fast track the development

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Unlike IEA, Rystad Energy sees need for hundreds of new oilfields

June 1, 2021
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Thousands of new oil wells and hundreds of new oilfields will be needed to meet global demand even if it falls sharply towards the middle of the century, Oslo-based consultancy Rystad Energy said on Friday. Its analysis stands in sharp contrast to the conclusions of the International Energy Agency (IEA), which said last week that investors should not

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Equinor and ExxonMobil proceed with $8 billion Brazilian field development

June 1, 2021
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Equinor, ExxonMobil and Petrogal Brasil said on Tuesday they would proceed with an $8 billion development of Brazil's Bacalhau oil discovery. First oil from the field, which will be operated by Norway's Equinor, is expected in 2024, with output set to reach 220,000 barrels per day, the companies said in a joint statement. "Estimated recoverable reserves for the first phase

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Exxon pulls out of Ghana deepwater project

June 1, 2021
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Exxon Mobil is pulling out of a deep-water oil prospect in Ghana just two years after the west African nation ratified an exploration and production agreement with the U.S. oil titan. The company relinquished the entirety of its stake in the Deepwater Cape Three Points block and resigned as its operator after fulfilling its contractual obligations during the

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