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Total postpones South Africa drilling application

April 15, 2021
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Total has decided to postpone its application for additional drilling in a South African offshore gas block, a letter seen by Reuters from the consultancy conducting the environmental and social assessment showed. The delay is a potential blow to South Africa as it seeks to reduce its reliance on coal and increase the use of natural gas and

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129 foot lift boat capsizes off Louisiana coast

April 14, 2021
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Coast Guard officials said that at least six people were rescued after a large commercial boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico, 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, on Tuesday. Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson III confirmed that 18 people were on board before the 129-foot lift boat, named the Seacor Power, took on water at about 4:30

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Angola Onshore Bid Round to Begin Apr 30

April 12, 2021
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The National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), within the scope of the 2019-2025 General Strategy for the Awarding of Petroleum Concessions, announced on December 31, 2020, the intention to bid Blocks CON1, CON5 and CON6 (Onshore Lower Congo Basin) and Blocks KON5, KON6, KON8, KON9, KON17 and KON20 (Onshore Kwanza Basin), thus beginning the promotion

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Sevan Developer slated to start Petrobras contract August 2021

April 12, 2021
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Sacanb Offshore will debut in the Brazilian drilling market in August. The Indian group signed a contract with Petrobras to charter the Sevan Developer mono-column rig. The deal is the result of a 2020 tender by the oil company for the chartering of a drilling rig intended for operations in 2,400 m water depth. The cylindrical semisub was bid

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Total poised to greenlight $5.1 billion Uganda project

April 12, 2021
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Total SE’s likely decision to proceed with a $5.1 billion Ugandan oil project will extend its dominance as the biggest spender in sub-Saharan Africa. The French energy giant, poised to greenlight the plan within days, has been the largest investor in the region since 2012. Its spending on exploration and production there peaked at $6.2 billion eight years

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Rig Lynx Rewind: History of the Weight Indicator

April 10, 2021
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Originally published on July 23, 2020 Some history…is what it is, history but every now and then you read some things that bring the message home clearer than others. Take for example the history we are about to share in regard to the weight indicator and how far we have come as an industry. An industry that we

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ICM Group bags global agreement with Vantage Drilling

April 10, 2021
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ICM Group has been awarded a global preferred agreement with regards to Vantage Drilling’s onboard regulatory and Crane training requirements. This long-term agreement covers the majority of ICM’s training programs to support Vantage Drilling’s onboard training requirements. Moreover, it will contribute to expansion of the standardization within training delivery through its global fleet, this will ensure that all

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Archer inks 5 year deal with ConocoPhillips

April 10, 2021
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Archer AS, a subsidiary of Archer Limited, has secured a long-term frame agreement with ConocoPhillips for the provision of wireline services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, making Archer the largest mechanical intervention company on the Norwegian Continental Shelf with an estimated total contract back-log of NOK 3.5 billion. Lage Nordby, Vice President Archer Wireline International comments; "I am humbled

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3 missing after CNOOC blowout in northeastern China

April 10, 2021
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Three crew members are missing after a well blowout and fire on an oil rig platform in the Bohai Sea in northeastern China earlier this week that halted operations in China’s largest offshore oil field. The field is jointly owned by state-controlled giant China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) and U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips. CNOOC hasn’t made a public statement on the

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