Oil rig news
CGX and Frontera Energy contract Maersk rig for Guyana exploration campaign
The contract contains one firm-well in the Corentyne Block and one optional well for the Demerara Block.
Aker BP contracts Maersk Drilling rig for one-well exploration campaign
In direct continuation of the Maersk Integrator rig’s work scope, the rig will drill an exploration well for Aker BP offshore Norway.
Shell contracts Velesto rig for Malaysia campaign
The contract is for Velesto’s jack-up rig NAGA 4 to drill seven firm wells, with an estimated contract value of US$17.68 million.
Velesto Drilling drilling rig contracted by ConocoPhillips
The contract is for the provision of the NAGA 7 jack-up drilling rig to undertake drilling services for ConocoPhillips, which entails drilling up to three wells offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, sometime in the first half of 2021.
Maersk Drilling rig to assist with well intervention, stimulation and accommodation at Valhall field
The Maersk Reacher rig will be used by Aker BP from July 2021 for a minimum of nine months.
Noble Corp. and Pacific Drilling to merge
Pro forma for the acquisition, Noble will own and operate a high specification fleet of 24 rigs, with 11 drillships, 1 semisubmersible, and 12 jackups.
TWMA awarded drilling waste management contract with Spirit Energy at Grove field
The first scope of a five-year contract will see TWMA provide drilling waste management services on the harsh-environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolve as Spirit Energy drills the Grove North East well in the Southern Sector of the North Sea.
Siemens Energy delivers energy storage solution for Maersk Drilling jack-up drilling rigs
The Maersk Intrepid and Maersk Integrator jack-up rigs were retrofitted with Siemens Energy’s BlueVault lithium-ion energy storage system.
Maersk Drilling and Equinor agree one-well extension for low-emission rig
Equinor has added development drilling of one additional well at the Martin Linge field offshore Norway to the work scope of the Maersk Intrepid.
Maersk Drilling secures two-well contract for low-emission rig with Aker BP
The Maersk Integrator will return to Aker BP’s Ivar Aasen field for a two-well campaign expected to commence in 3Q21.