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Eni and TotalEnergies make significant find offshore Cyprus

August 23, 2022
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TotalEnergies of France and Italy's Eni announced a significant natural gas discovery at the Cronos-1 well off Cyprus. Preliminary estimates indicate about 2.5 tcf of gas in place, with significant additional upside that will be investigated by a further exploration well in the area," Eni said in a statement regarding the latest discovery. The well was drilled by Vantage Drilling’s ultra

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Well-Safe adds Trendsetter Intervention System to the Guardian

August 19, 2022
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Well decommissioning experts Well-Safe Solutions have partnered with Trendsetter Engineering, Inc. to fit the Well-Safe Guardian semi-submersible rig with the Trident Intervention System. Featuring a compact yet powerful design, the Trident is an effective single-system solution which can be configured for hydraulic intervention, riserless light well intervention and open water intervention riser operations. The partnership provides Well-Safe Solutions with exclusive access to the system in the

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ONGC and ExxonMobil partner up

August 19, 2022
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with global petroleum giant ExxonMobil for deepwater exploration in India's East and West coasts. The Heads of Agreement document was signed in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas on 17 August 2022 by Shri Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, Director (Exploration), ONGC  and Dr. Monte K Dobson, CEO & Lead Country

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Maersk publishes fleet status update

August 19, 2022
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Commercial activity in Q2 2022: Maersk Resolute ONE-Dyas B.V. has exercised an option to employ the harsh environment jack-up Maersk Resolute in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The contract extension commenced in June 2022, in direct continuation of the rig’s previous work scope, with an estimated duration of 75 days. The firm contract value of

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Solstad gets work from Equinor and Enauta

August 16, 2022
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Equinor has the option to extend the contract with further 1 year thereafter. Normand Ferking has been on contract with Equinor since 2007 and will continue to support their activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. In addition, AHTS Normand Topazio has been fixed to Enauta Energia S.A in Brazil.for 300 days firm plus 220 days of options. Commencement

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Petrobras awards Keppel with US 2.9 billion FPSO EPC

August 16, 2022
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Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M)’s wholly owned subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard, has won an international tender from Brazil’s National Oil Company, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A (Petrobras), for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of P-80, a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for about US$2.9b.  Scheduled for completion in 1H 2026, the P-80 is the second FPSO that Keppel O&M will be

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ADNOC deploying 13 self propelled jackup barges

August 16, 2022
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Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced a $1.17 billion (AED4.3 billion) contract for the hire of 13 self-propelled jack-up barges to drive offshore operational efficiencies and support the expansion of its crude oil production capacity to five million barrels per day (mmbpd) by 2030. The five-year contract was awarded by ADNOC Offshore to ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S) and

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Shell and partners announce deepwater discovery offshore Columbia

August 15, 2022
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According to a statement by Ecopetrol, the Gorgon-2 well proved the presence of gas in ultra-deep waters in the southern Colombian Caribbean, confirming the importance of this province for gas exploration in this area of the country. The well is located 70 kilometers off the coast and is the deepest well drilled in Colombian waters to the seabed

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Aker BP announces discovery offshore Norway

August 15, 2022
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The well was drilled approximately 14 km north-east of the Skarvfield in the Norwegian Sea and 220 km west of Sandnessjøen. The primary exploration objective for the well was to detect petroleum in reservoir rocks of Middle Jurassic age (Fangstgruppen). The secondary exploration objective was to detect petroleum in reservoir rocks of the Lower Jurassic (Båtgruppen). Well 6507/3-15 hit a total oil

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Aquadrill announce new contract for the Auriga

August 15, 2022
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Aquadrill has extended the charter hire agreement for the Auriga rig with a subsidiary of Diamond Offshore Drilling (the 'Manager') after reaching an agreement on the one year mutually agreed option in the current underlying drilling contract. Under the terms of the extension, the Auriga will be provided for a one year drilling contract plus a one year mutually agreed option for

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