Skip to content

Green light for Aker BP to deploy Noble and Odfjell Drilling rigs in North Sea

Norwegian authorities have approved drilling activities that Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP is planning to undertake in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), with rigs owned by two offshore drilling contractors, Noble Corporation and Odfjell Drilling. The post Green light for Aker BP to deploy Noble and Odfjell Drilling rigs in North Sea appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Transocean’s 16-year-old drillship lands $300M job with India’s ONGC

Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has won a new long-term assignment for a 2010-built ultra-deepwater drillship with India’s government-owned energy giant Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). The post Transocean’s 16-year-old drillship lands $300M job with India’s ONGC appeared first on Offshore Energy.

DNO cashes out of Côte d’Ivoire as Panoro deepens African offshore gas drive

Norway’s oil and gas player DNO is exiting Côte d’Ivoire by divesting its business in the West African country to Panoro Energy, raking in an estimated 24% annualized return on its investment while handing its Norwegian peer a gas-weighted production base that will boost output by about 23% and deepen its presence in the region’s gas market. The post DNO cashes out of Côte d’Ivoire as Panoro deepens African offshore gas drive appeared first on Offshore Energy.

DeepOcean deploys robotics for diverless subsea tie-in at North Sea oil & gas development

Norwegian ocean services provider DeepOcean has completed subsea tie-in work using diverless technology for an oil and gas development tied back to an existing floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the UK sector of the North Sea. The post DeepOcean deploys robotics for diverless subsea tie-in at North Sea oil & gas development appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Poland’s Orlen locks in Norwegian crude supplies with Equinor amid oil market volatility

Poland’s Orlen has secured up to a quarter of its crude needs through a new deal with Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor, which expands the duo’s strategic energy ties while ensuring the Polish player’s long-term access to Norwegian oil and strengthening European energy cooperation and security of supply. The post Poland’s Orlen locks in Norwegian crude supplies with Equinor amid oil market volatility appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Oil India keeps Dolphin Drilling’s rig on offshore assignment through October 2026

Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh-environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has secured an extension of a drilling job, which one of its units is carrying out off the coast of India for Oil India Limited (OIL), an exploration and production company. The post Oil India keeps Dolphin Drilling’s rig on offshore assignment through October 2026 appeared first on Offshore Energy.