Rig Lynx Weekly Rundown - Maersk announces new contract details for the Discoverer

February 20, 2021

By Rig Lynx
Feb 20, 2021
Category : Weekly Rundown
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Maersk announces new contract details for the Discoverer

Maersk Discoverer will drill two exploration wells for BG International Ltd., a subsidiary of Shell, offshore Trinidad and Tobago

Maersk announces new contract details for the Discoverer

Confidence returning in oil as Buffet buys in with $4 billion worth of Chevron

Warren Buffett’s purchase of a $4.1 billion stake in Chevron Corp is the latest sign of confidence in an oil industry recovery in a year that has also seen one of America’s most influential financiers reset key investments.

Confidence returning in oil as Buffet buys in with $4 billion worth of Chevron

Today we remember the Ocean Ranger

February 15th marked the anniversary of the 1982 ODECO Ocean Ranger drilling rig disaster in which 84 offshore workers lost their lives.

Ocean Ranger was a semisubmersible drilling rig, designed to operate in the world’s harshest offshore environments, with the capacity to withstand wind speeds of 100 knots (190 km/h) and wave heights of 110 feet (34m)

Today we remember the Ocean Ranger

Frozen wind turbines in Texas halts 12k megawatts of power during winter storm

Nearly half of Texas’ installed wind power generation capacity has been offline because of frozen wind turbines in West Texas, according to Texas grid operators.

Frozen wind turbines in Texas halts 12k megawatts of power during winter storm

Gulf coast is frozen and U.S. government looks at permanent oil and gas ban for GOM

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it is rescinding the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257. The decision pauses planning for the proposed sale, which was expected to occur this March.

Gulf coast is frozen and U.S. government looks at permanent oil and gas ban for GOM

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