Oil rig news
ExxonMobil and Halliburton achieve world’s first fully closed-loop automated geological well placement in Guyana
Halliburton, in collaboration with ExxonMobil, Sekal, Noble, and the Wells Alliance Guyana team, has achieved the industry’s first fully automated geological well placement with complete rig automation in offshore Guyana.
Jack-up drilling rig contract signed for multi-well programme in Yumna Field, Oman
The rig will be used by MOL to perform drilling of three development wells in the offshore Yumna Field in Block 50, Oman.
WFW advises Borr on US$360 million acquisition of five premium jack-up rigs from Noble
Watson Farley & Williams advised Borr Drilling Limited on the acquisition.
Nicola Mavilla is appointed Senior Vice-President Exploration of TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies announces the appointment of Nicola Mavilla as Senior Vice President Exploration of the Company, with effect from 1st November 2025. Nicola Mavilla is replacing Kevin McLachlan, who held this position since 2015.
Sarens works on the load-out of a 11 500 t jacket at Valhall PWP oilfield in Norway
This job is the first in a series of transports that will culminate in the transport of the PWP Topside, weighing approximately 18 800 t.
Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well in the 'Deimos' prospect.
Wildcat well 7117/4-1 was drilled in production licence 1238, 135 km west of the Snøhvit field and 260 km northwest of Hammerfest.
New oil and gas discovery near the Troll field
Equinor and partners have struck oil and gas in the Fram area, nine kilometres north of the Troll field in the North Sea.
Helix Energy wins well intervention contract in Gulf of Mexico
US-based offshore energy services company Helix Energy Solutions Group has secured a multi-year contract to deliver production enhancement and well abandonment services in the Gulf of Mexico, beginning in 2026.
Drilling rig chartered by Petrobras arrives in Amapá to take part in drill exercise
The vessel will be used during the Pre-Operational Assessment (APO), scheduled to begin on 24 August.
Milestone marked for 1000 t module for new Valhall platform
Aker BP, together with NOV and Nymo, have celebrated an important milestone in the Valhall PWP project: the completion of equipment installation on the 1000 t MEG module being built at Nymo’s yard in Grimstad.