Oil rig news
Bilfinger to deliver fabric maintenance campaign services on TotalEnergies’ Elgin and Franklin platforms
The contract supports a 270-day campaign on the installations and will start in March 2022, creating 300 fixed-term positions.
Sparrows Group awarded North Sea crane maintenance contract
The organisation will provide resident focal points, onshore engineering, process and maintenance services on North Sea platform, Bruce.
Jack-up rig mobilising to Pavo-1 well offshore Western Australia
Drilling is expected to commence within the next week after allowing for towing and set up.
KCA Deutag awarded land rig contract in Oman
The 10-year contract comes with options to extend for a further two years and, with those options included, has a total value around US$550 million.
2021 offshore investment back to pre-pandemic levels, says Westwood
Latest analysis from Westwood Global Energy Group reveals a year-on-year growth for the global offshore rig market at the close of 2021, up 200% from 2020.
Maersk Reacher rig contracted by TotalEnergies for well intervention services in Danish North Sea
The contract is expected to commence in July 2022, with a duration of 21 months.
Transocean rig to drill injection well for Northern Lights CCS project
The Transocean Enabler will drill one carbon injection well and a sidetrack for another carbon injection well drilled early 2020 in support of the Northern Lights Carbon Capture Storage Project.
Valaris awarded Gulf of Mexico floater contracts
Valaris has been awarded two one-well contracts by Murphy Oil Corp. for semisubmersible VALARIS DPS-5.
Maersk Drilling and Aker BP enter rig swap agreement
The jack-up rig Maersk Reacher is to be replaced by the low-emission jack-up rig Maersk Integrator offshore Norway end-February/early March 2022.
Southwark drilling programme halted
The Noble Hans Deul rig is expected to remain offshore with non-essential crew and equipment demobilised while an issue with rig stability is rectified.