Keppel secures S$153 million in contracts from repeat customersOct 9, 2014Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M)'s wholly owned subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) and Keppel Nantong Shipyard Co. Ltd (Keppel Nantong) have secured contracts from repeat customers worth a total of S$153 million. Keppel Shipyard's contract is for the conversion of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for Armada Cabaca Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bumi Armada Berhad (Bumi Armada)
Stone Energy enters into agreement for deep water rigOct 8, 2014Stone Energy Corporation has entered into an agreement to contract the ENSCO 8503 dynamically positioned deep water drilling rig for Stone's
Mermaid's tender rig 'MTR-2' achieves client commendation for five years of no loss time incidentsOct 8, 2014Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited says that its tender rig 'MTR-2' has received client commendation for achieving five (5) years of no loss
Songa Offshore provides September fleet updateOct 7, 2014Songa Delta achieved an operational efficiency of 100% and an earnings efficiency of 98% working for Statoil in Norway. Songa Trym achieved an operational efficiency of 100% and an
Patterson-UTI reports drilling activity for September 2014Oct 6, 2014Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc report that for the month of September 2014, the Company had an average of 211 drilling rigs operating in the United
Swissco Holdings completes acquisition of four additional rigsOct 2, 2014SGX Mainboard-listed Swissco Holdings Limited has completed the acquisition of four additional mobile offshore drilling units, bringing the fleet of rigs
Maersk Drilling names fourth ultra deepwater drillshipSep 29, 2014Maersk Drilling's fourth ultra deepwater drillship was named in a ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si, South
Semco Maritime wins 3 rig projectsSep 25, 2014First orders for Semco Maritime Rig Projects at Invergordon, UK: Orders for equipment and upgrading of two Prospector Drilling jack-up rigs and
Maersk Drilling receives one-year extension for Maersk ConvincerSep 24, 2014Petronas Carigali has extended the contract for the jack-up rig Maersk Convincer by one year. Consequently, the rig will be on contract with Petronas until mid-November 2015. The estimated revenue potential from the one-year contract extension is USD 56 million.
Statoil temporarily suspends COSL Pioneer drilling rigSep 18, 2014Due to overcapacity in rig portfolio, Statoil will lay up the COSL Pioneer rig in the fourth quarter of 2014. The rig is currently carrying out an assignment on the Visund field and is scheduled to complete this work at the end of September.“After a careful review of our drilling plan, we find it necessary to suspend COSL Pioneer for the time being,” says rig procurement responsible Tore Aarreberg.
Rowan Viking Rig upgrade completed within scheduleSep 3, 2014Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, has completed a major upgrade of a Keppel Fels ‘N’ Class
Greka Drilling rigs arrive in India on scheduleSep 3, 2014Greka Drilling Limited says that the five GD75 rigs to be utilised for the 100 well drilling contract with Essar Oil have arrived in India.
Drill rig and equipment on site ahead of Cooper Basin drilling programSep 2, 2014Cooper Basin focused oil & gas exploration company Real Energy Corporation Limited advises shareholders that Ensign
Drill rigs move into Dejour's Kokopelli projectSep 1, 2014Dejour Energy Inc. says that 2014 development operations are underway at the Kokopelli project. The new drill pad 21B has been completed including gas connection
Junex mobilizes its drilling rig towards its Galt No. 4 wellsiteAug 29, 2014Junex Inc. has acquired additional drilling equipment that upgrades its maximum drilling depth capacity to approximately 3,000 meters.
Pacific Drilling secures firm contract extension for Pacific BoraAug 27, 2014Pacific Drilling S.A. says that Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, an affiliate of Chevron, has signed a firm contract extension for
North Atlantic Drilling acquires land drilling rigs in RussiaAug 25, 2014North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. has signed an agreement whereby NADL will purchase a significant portion of Rosneft's land drilling fleet
IGas secures rig to drill the Ellesmere Port exploration wellAug 22, 2014IGas has secured a rig to drill the Ellesmere Port exploration well which is expected to spud in late 2014. A comprehensive
RigNet renews contract for managed remote communications servicesAug 15, 2014RigNet, Inc. has signed a renewal contract to serve a major global offshore drilling contractor, on an ultra-deepwater semi-submersible
Greka Drilling rigs arrive in IndiaAug 13, 2014Greka Drilling Limited says that the five GD75 rigs to be utilised for the 100 well drilling contract with Essar Oil have arrived in India.
Sound Oil signs a Letter of Intent with Drillmec SpaAug 12, 2014Sound Oil has signed a Letter of Intent with Drillmec Spa for the exclusive use of an AHEAD 375 Drilling Rig in Italy for both
Seadrill secures commitment for newbuild ultra-deepwater unit West SaturnAug 12, 2014Seadrill Limited, in cooperation with indigenous partner Field Offshore Design Engineering Nigeria Limited has secured a contract with Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited, an ExxonMobil subsidiary, for employment of the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship West Saturn,
N-KOM wins GDI contracts worth US110 millionJul 25, 2014Gulf Drilling International (GDI) Limited,a subsidiary of Gulf International Services (GIS) has awarded two contracts worth US110 million to Nakilat-Keppel
Semco, PV Shipyard to establish high class rig upgrade servicesJul 24, 2014Semco Maritime and PetroVietnam Marine Shipyard join forces to establish high class rig upgrade player in South East Asia - Vung Tau Rig Services. The initiative shall tap into the growing market for rig upgrades in the region.
