Pantheon Resources declares East Texas drilling programme
May 8, 2015
Pantheon Resources is pleased to announce the contracting of a suitable rig for the upcoming two well drilling programme and an update on the timeline

Atlas Drilling wins drilling contract from Buru Energy
Apr 30, 2015
Titan Energy Services Ltd.’s drilling services subsidiary Atlas Drilling has secured a contract for an initial three well program located in the Canning Basin,

Lamprell signs contract with National Drilling Company, Abu Dhabi
Apr 29, 2015
Lamprell says that National Drilling Company, Abu Dhabi, has exercised one of its existing options and awarded a contract to Lamprell for the construction

Petroceltic announces award of rig contract for the Ain Tsila project to SINOPEC
Apr 28, 2015
Petroceltic International is pleased to announce the award of a contract for the provision of a drilling rig between Groupement Isarene and SINOPEC

Drydocks World achieved major rig repair turnaround in 28 days
Apr 10, 2015
Drydocks World has completed a refurbishment project on the National Drilling Company’s (NDC) offshore drilling Rig Beynouna.

Northern Offshore delays new construction jackup shipyard deliveries
Apr 1, 2015
Northern Offshore, Ltd. has negotiated a nine (9) month delay in the deliveries of its high specification jackups, Energy Engager and

Karoon Gas Australia signs rig contract for Levitt-1 exploration well
Mar 25, 2015
Karoon has contracted a semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the first well for Apache and Karoon in the northern Carnarvon Basin exploration permit WA-482-P. The Levitt-1 exploration well is expected to spud during May 2015. Karoon was advised on 20 March 2015, by the Operator, Apache Northwest Pty Ltd, that the Diamond Offshore semi-submersible drilling rig, 'Ocean America', has now been contracted to drill Levitt-1.

Anadarko terminates drilling contract for Belford Dolphin drillship
Mar 17, 2015
Dolphin Drilling Ltd, a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA, has received a termination for convenience notice from Anadarko Petroleum

Key Petroleum executes rig contract for North Perth Basin testing programme
Mar 11, 2015
After convening an EP437 Joint Venture meeting to agree the forward operations program in EP437, Key Petroleum Limited via its

Lamprell delivers second jack-up rig for India's Greatship Group
Mar 6, 2015
Lamprell has completed construction on a further jackup drilling rig, “Greatdrill Chaaru” and its delivery to Greatship Global Energy

Rockhopper Exploration's Eirik Raude has arrived in the North Falkland Basin
Mar 4, 2015
Rockhopper Exploration and Falkland Oil and Gas Limited say that the drilling unit Eirik Raude has arrived in the North Falkland Basin

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...

Zion signs drilling rig MOU with Viking Services
Feb 27, 2015
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Viking Services BV (Viking) (a Netherlands private company), to

BP signs global agreement with Maersk to provide additional advanced training to BP offshore rig teams
Feb 20, 2015
BP will offer advanced training programs for its offshore drilling teams under a new global agreement with Maersk Training, further underscoring BP's commitment to safe and reliable operations. By 2016, Maersk Training, which currently is working with BP on training in Europe, plans to open a new state-of-the-art facility in Houston that will feature highly interactive simulators replicating nearly every critical job on an offshore drilling rig.

Seadrill Limited gives up on $1.1 bln Petrobras contracts
Feb 16, 2015
Seadrill Limited says that in November, 2014 Petrobras approval had been received for the extensions of its ultra-deepwater semi-submersibles the West Taurus and West Eminence. Due to recent developments within Petrobras, the Company no longer believes the contracts will be concluded in the timeframe or on the previously approved commercial terms.

SAL Heavy Lift's MV Frauke wraps up offshore gig
Feb 11, 2015
The specialist vessel MV Frauke operated by SAL Heavy Lift has just completed a major long term offshore industry project.The Type 176 vessel MV Frauke finalized the project, which it began in July 2014, in December 2014.The complex project consisted of seven phases:

Lamprell delivers Jackup Jindal Pioneer to Dev Drilling of Singapore
Feb 5, 2015
Lamprell plc reported the completion of construction on the jackup Jindal Pioneer (350’ ILC) and its delivery to Dev Drilling Pte Ltd of

Drydocks World births a record of 9 rigs in the Drydocks World-Dubai yard
Feb 2, 2015
Drydocks World currently has nine rigs in the Drydocks World-Dubai yard which is a new record for the shipyard. Drydocks World is proud of our ability to provide

Third XLE jack-up rig added to Maersk Drilling’s fleet
Jan 29, 2015
Maersk Drilling has taken delivery of its third ultra harsh environment jack-up, XLE-3, from the Keppel FELS shipyard

Transocean Ltd. provides fleet status report
Jan 19, 2015
Transocean Ltd. has issued a comprehensive Fleet Status Report which provides the current status and contract information

First Wood Group Mustang Norway-designed drilling rig 13 Jan 2015
Jan 15, 2015
The first new-build semi-submersible drilling rig incorporating Wood Group Mustang Norway’s (WGMN’s) GG5000 floating hull

Lamprell report a strong year and anticipate a challenging 2015
Jan 13, 2015
Lamprell publishes a trading update ahead of its results for the year ended 31 December 2014.

CAMAC Energy terminates Northern Offshore drilling contract
Jan 13, 2015
CAMAC Energy Inc. has terminated its contract with Northern Offshore International Drilling Company Ltd. for the drillship

Greka Drilling awarded further drilling work with Green Dragon Gas
Jan 7, 2015
Greka Drilling Limited announces the award of further drilling work under the evergreen contract with its major client, Green