Mubadala Petroleum has started a three-well drilling program at the Manora oil field in the northern Gulf of Thailand, says partner Tap Oil. The program in the G1/48 concession, using the Atwood Orca jackup drilling unit, comprises two development wells and an exploration well鈥
Borr Drilling has signed an agreement to acquire nine jackup rigs from Sembcorp Marine subsidiary PPL Shipyard, taking its fleet to 26 jackups, once all rigs under construction have been delivered. The acquired rigs have been built or are under construction at PPL's yard in Singapore鈥
W&T 云顶赌场老虎机 is set to spud its latest well in the South Timbalier 224 (ST 224) lease in the Gulf of Mexico later this month, according to partner Otto Energy. 鈥淭he Enterprise 264 jackup drilling rig is expected to be on location within鈥
Statoil is awaiting the arrival of two of its Cat J jackup rigs in the Norwegian North Sea, one destined for the Gullfaks field and the other for the Oseberg field. Category J drawing. Image from Statoil鈥
Borr Drilling accepted a letter of intent from BW Energy Dussafu (BWE), a subsidiary of BW 云顶赌场老虎机, for a drilling campaign offshore Gabon. Borr鈥檚 premium, high-specification jackup Norve will be utilized to drill and complete two subsea development wells鈥
Byron Energy has signed a drilling contract with Ensco 云顶赌场老虎机 for the Ensco 68 jackup rig to drill at the company鈥檚 South Marsh Island Block 71 drilling and completion program in the Gulf of Mexico. Ensco 68 jackup鈥
Semco Maritime has won a deal to upgrade Seadrill鈥檚 West Elara jackup, to prepare the rig for an upcoming ConocoPhillips job in 2018. The West Elara, from Seadrill. Following upgrade鈥
Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Corp. (PV Drilling) signed a contract for use of the PV Drilling jackup rig for KrisEnergy in the Gulf of Thailand. PV Drilling I jackup. Image from PV Drilling鈥
Semco Maritime has won a contract to upgrade the West Elara jackup rig for a new, long-term assignment for ConocoPhillips, starting in 2018, in the Norwegian North Sea. The contract is the largest for Semco Maritime's Hanøytangen yard to date鈥
Shell has chosen the Mærsk Developer semisubmersible to drill and complete three wells offshore Trinidad beginning in January. Mærsk Developer. Image from Maersk Drilling. According to Maersk Drilling鈥
Norway鈥檚 Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Statoil approval to drill at two of its fields, the Gina Grog and the Valemon, both in the North Sea. Maersk Integrator. Image from Maersk鈥
Nearly two years after a failed attempt, oilfield services giant Schlumberger is set to acquire a majority stake in Eurasia Drilling Co. (EDC). The Astra jackup. Image from EDC. Schlumberger鈥
Keppel Corp. has revealed that its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel 云顶赌场老虎机 and Marine鈥檚 (Keppel O&M) plans to deliver five rigs to Borr Drilling, and the world's first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel conversion Image from Keppel鈥
Newcomer Borr Drilling has landed its first deal with a supermajor. Borr and its Nigerian partner company Valiant Energy Services West received a letter of commitment from Total E&P Nigeria for the Frigg jackup. The deal is for a firm one-year period with a possible extension鈥
Jan De Nul Group鈥檚 offshore jackup vessel Vole au vent installed the last blade of the last wind turbine at the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in Finland. Vole au vent jackup. Image from Jan De Nul鈥
