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Eni through Var Energi announce new oil discovery in North Sea

June 18, 2021
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Eni through Vår Energi, jointly owned by Eni (69.85%) and by HitecVision (30.15%) has announced a new oil discovery in production license 554 in the North Sea by drilling the exploration well 34/6-5 S in the Garantiana West prospect. Vår Energi holds a 30% stake in the license, with Equinor (which is the Operator) holding 40% and Aker BP (30%). The well targeted a neighboring fault

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Seadrill sells the West Freedom for $5 million

June 18, 2021
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According to Esgian, an Oslo based company that provides analytical tools for the energy industry, noted that court documents show that Seadrill has sold its 2009-built jackup West Freedom to New Fortress Energy for $5 million for conversion for its LNG project. The rig has not worked in several years and is currently stacked in Colombia. Source: Esgian Join

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Petrobras makes bidding classifications public for Buzios rigs

June 18, 2021
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Seadrill and China Union took the lead in Petrobras’ bid to charter new rigs aimed at depth of 2,400 m of water. The Norwegian drilling company had the lowest price on lot A, which required a unit equipped with MPD, while the Chinese had the best offer on lot B, intended for a simple rig. The preliminary classification

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June Newsletter

June 18, 2021
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Welcome back to another monthly newsletter from your friends here at Rig Lynx where our only mission is to connect people…simple.   Top 5 Articles for May For May we had over 34k article views, here are the top 5 with news from Velesto, Valaris, Seadrill and Transocean Thanks for reading with us and we wish you a great month of June! Stay safe! Read More Market WTI is sitting at

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Borr awarded drilling contract offshore Gabon

June 17, 2021
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VAALCO announced that, in conjunction with its 2021/2022 drilling program planned to begin later this year, it has executed a contract with Borr Jack-Up XIV Inc., an affiliate of Borr Drilling Limited, to drill two development wells and two appraisal wellbores with options to drill additional wells. The contract provides, among other things, that the drilling rig

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Stena Drilling announces contract with Far Gambia

June 17, 2021
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Stena Drilling has announced a new contract with Far Gambia LTD, utilizing the Stena IceMAX The drilling program shall be a one (1) well campaign of 30 days, offshore The Republic of Gambia Block A2, commencing between 1 Oct 21 & 30 Nov 21. Bambo-1 Well  Planning for the Bambo-1 drilling project is well advanced. The Bambo-1 well in

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Saipem awarded $510m EPC contract from ADNOC

June 17, 2021
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Saipem has received a Letter of Award from ADNOC Sour Gas, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), for a new contract related to the Optimum Shah Gas Expansion (OSGE) & Gas Gathering project in the United Arab Emirates. The contract covers the expansion and upgrade of the existing Shah gas plant. The overall

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Liberia changes to direct negotiations of its 33 offshore blocks

June 17, 2021
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In keeping with provisions of the Amended New Petroleum Law, 2019, the Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA, the Authority), working in collaboration with the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL), announces its intention to open 33 offshore blocks (LB-1 to LB-33) for Direct Negotiations. These blocks cover the Harper and Liberia basins

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Transocean adds over $100m in backlog for harsh environment work

June 17, 2021
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Transocean Ltd. announced the Transocean Barents was awarded a two-well contract in Norway with commencement expected in February 2022. The contract award is approximately 200 days in duration and adds an estimated $60 million in firm contract backlog. Additionally, the Transocean Norge was awarded a four-well contract plus five one-well options in Norway with commencement expected in March 2022. The contract award is approximately 200 days in duration and adds an

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Ocyan lands three year Petrobras contract for the Norbe IX

June 17, 2021
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Petrobras will close a new charter contract with drillship Norbe IX, from Ocyan. The drilling company was declared the winner of the Brazilian oil company’s bid to contract one or more rigs as of the first quarter of 2022. The result of the tender was confirmed by Petrobras on the Petronect website. Despite the approval of the result,

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