Independent Oil and Gas sign rig contract with TransoceanDec 15, 2015Independent Oil and Gas plc has signed a Rig Contract with Transocean Drilling U.K. Limited ('Transocean') to procure the Transocean John Shaw semi-submersible rig to drill
Transocean Ltd. awarded two year contract for The Henry GoodrichDec 8, 2015Transocean Ltd. says that the harsh-environment semisubmersible Henry Goodrich was awarded a two year contract with Husky Oil Operations Limited offshore Canada at a dayrate of $275,000.
Baker Hughes announces weekly rig countsDec 8, 2015Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted Weekly Rig Count reports to its Investor Relations website. BHI Rig Count: U.S. -7 to 737 rigs. U.S. Rig Count is down 7 rigs from last week to 737, with oil rigs down 10
North Atlantic Drilling reaches agreement with Jurong ShipyardDec 4, 2015North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. Says that a standstill agreement effective until June 2016 has been reached with Jurong Shipyard (Jurong) for the delivery of the sixth generation harsh environment semi-submersible
KSE Drilling Rig KS Discoverer 3 awarded US$4.1 million contract in PakistanDec 4, 2015KS Energy Limited says that Atlantic Onshore Services B.V., a subsidiary of KS Drilling Pte. Ltd. (KS Drilling) has been awarded a contract for the “KS Discoverer 3” land drilling rig. The work in Pakistan is expected to begin
Baker Hughes announces weekly rig countsNov 24, 2015Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted Weekly Rig Count reports to its Investor Relations website. BHI Rig Count: U.S. -10 to 757 rigs
Torchlight expects rig to arrive for Marcelina Creek drillingNov 20, 2015Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc. says that the drilling contract for the Johnson #4 Re-Entry has been approved and the Company is expecting the drilling rig to be on location
Songa Offshore dismisses claims submitted by DSMENov 19, 2015Norway's Songa Offshore SE referred to its announcement July 15 regarding the receipt of notices of arbitration from South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Baker Hughes announces weekly rig countsNov 17, 2015Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted Weekly Rig Count reports to its Investor Relations website. BHI Rig Count: U.S. -4 to 767 rigs
Cue Energy secures rig to drill Naga Selatan-2 well in IndonesiaNov 16, 2015Cue Energy Resources (CUE) says that its wholly owned subsidiary Cue Kalimantan Pte Ltd., the operator of the Mahakam Hilir Production Sharing Contract (PSC),
Carnarvon Petroleum secures Noble Tom Prosser drilling rigNov 16, 2015Carnarvon Petroleum Limited advises that the operator of the Roc-1 well, Quadrant Energy has now received the Noble Tom Prosser drilling rig. The rig will mobilise to the Roc-1 well
Range Resources Limited announces arrival of new rigsNov 10, 2015Range is pleased to advise that the second development well of the 22 well programme, the GY 180SE well spudded on 4 November 2015 and is drilling
Songa Offshore SE provides October fleet updateNov 9, 2015Songa Dee achieved an operational efficiency of 100% and an earnings efficiency of 99% working for Statoil in Norway. Songa Delta achieved an operational
Baker Hughes announces October 2015 rig countsNov 9, 2015Baker Hughes Incorporated announced that the international rig count for October 2015 was 1,111, down 29 from the 1,140 counted in September 2015, and down 197 from the
Statoil awards accommodation rig contract for Johan SverdrupNov 5, 2015Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup licence, awarded a contract to Jacktel AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Master Marine AS, for providing accommodation services on the Johan Sverdrup field. Jacktel AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Master Marine A, located in Oslo/Norway, has been awarded a contract for the Haven jack-up accommodation rig for the installation and commissioning period for the Johan Sverdrup project phase 1.
Statoil cancels rig contract with Songa TrymNov 3, 2015Statoil has decided to cancel the contract with Songa Trym, four months before the expiration of contract on 4 March 2016.
Bollsta Dolphin terminates contract with HHI for newbuild semisubOct 29, 2015Bollsta Dolphin Pte. Limited (Bollsta), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (FOE), has notified Hyundai Heavy Industries
Keppel FELS delivers eighth rig of the year safely and on timeOct 29, 2015Keppel FELS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has delivered ARABDRILL 70, a KFELS B Class jackup rig, to Arabian Drilling Company (ADC). It was completed three days ahead of schedule, on budget and with a perfect safety record. ARABDRILL 70 is the fourth KFELS B Class jackup rig to work for ADC.
Baker Hughes announces weekly rig countsOct 27, 2015Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted Weekly Rig Count reports to its Investor Relations website. BHI Rig Count: U.S. Unchanged at 787 rigs
Transocean Ltd. provides fleet status reportOct 27, 2015Transocean Ltd. issued a comprehensive Fleet Status Report which provides the current status of and contract information for the company's entire fleet of offshore drilling rigs
InterOil to assign second rig for Elk-Antelope appraisal programOct 20, 2015InterOil Corporation has assigned one of its drilling rigs to the Elk-Antelope appraisal program in Papua New Guinea. The PRL 15 Joint Venture, which is operated by Total
Deepsea Bergen finished yardstay within time and budgetOct 16, 2015Odfjell Drilling's 3rd generation semisubmersible, Deepsea Bergen, has finished its yardstay in connection with the 5-year special periodic survey and is now
FAR Ltd. executes Ocean Rig Athena drilling contracts for offshore SenegalOct 15, 2015FAR Limited and its Senegal joint venture partners have executed contracts for the use of the Ocean Rig Athena drillship for a drilling program in FAR's highly
Baker Hughes announces September 2015 rig countsOct 8, 2015Baker Hughes Incorporated announced that the international rig count for September 2015 was 1,140, up 3 from the 1,137 counted in August 2015,