Rigs (Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine)

Latest Rigs

2-Year Contract for Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Deepwater Invictus Oct 18, 2017
Transocean Ltd. has announced that the ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Invictus was awarded a 2-year contract plus three 1-year priced options with a subsidiary of BHP Billiton.

Ensco plc Announces Three Drillship Contracts Jul 12, 2017
Ensco plc has announced that it has been awarded three drillship contracts offshore West Africa, representing an aggregate 3 years of contracted term and more than 6 additional years of options.

Seadrill Agrees to Sell Three Jack-ups May 2, 2017
Seadrill Limited has announced that it has reached an agreement with Shelf Drilling to sell the West Triton, West Resolute and West Mischief...

Seadrill Limited Announces Settlement of West Mira Arbitration Mar 13, 2017
Seadrill Limited has announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co Ltd. (HSHI) in relation to the West Mira arbitration.

Island Innovator Has Left Hanøytangen Mar 1, 2017
Semco Maritime, Norway has completed the upgrade project on the rig Island Innovator.

Hyperdynamics to Engage a More Advanced Drillship from Pacific Drilling Jan 9, 2017
Hyperdynamics Corporation has announced that it has accepted a proposal from its drilling contractor, Pacific Drilling, to deploy the Pacific Scirocco drillship...

Spot News
Further Increasing Johan Sverdrup Value Statoil and partners have further increased the value of the Johan Sverdrup field as a result of continued high quality in project execution, good drilling efficiency and further maturation of the resource base. Faroe Commences Fogelberg Appraisal Well Faroe Petroleum has announced the commencement of the Fogelberg appraisal well and contingent sidetrack 6506/9 – 4A and 4S in the Norwegian North Sea (Faroe 28.3%). North Sea Exploration Success for BP BP has announced two new exploration discoveries in the North Sea. The discoveries are Capercaillie, in Block 29/4e in the Central North Sea, and Achmelvich, in Block 206/9b west of Shetland.

More Rigs
Consent for Use of Songa Encourage Jul 1, 2016 The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has granted Statoil consent consent to use Songa Encourage for the drilling and completion of wells at Åsgard and Heidrun. New Land Rig Critical Equipment Survey Launched Mar 8, 2016 A new equipment survey from Lloyd’s Register Energy provides a cost effective solution for assessing the integrity of land rigs... High-Specification Jackup Delivery Delay Mar 8, 2016 Transocean Ltd. – international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells – has announced that a mutual agreement with Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd's shipyard... Statoil Terminates Rig Contract Mar 7, 2016 Statoil reports that, on behalf of the Troll licence, it has decided to use its contractual right to terminate the contract with COSL Offshore Management AS for the chartering of the mobile rig COSLInnovator. Weekly Rig Counts from Baker Hughes Mar 6, 2016 Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted Weekly Rig Count reports to its Investor Relations website. US rig count: -13 to 489 rigs… BHI Rig Count: U.S. -43 to 1267, Canada -30 to 330 Mar 3, 2015 Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted Weekly Rig Count reports to its Investor Relations website...