Oil rig news

Noble Drilling Norway AS has been awarded a contract by Equinor for drilling three wells at the Valemon field.

Bureau Veritas is working towards real time verification for offshore assets with the global expansion of its remote service centres and pilot projects with leading energy companies. 

In direct continuation of its previously announced work scope, the Maersk Integrator rig will move to the Ula field offshore Norway in April 2021 to drill the Ula F – Producer 1 well.

Marwell has successfully installed a tailored and cost-effective solution to replace centraliser subs for a major international oil company.

The latest issue of Oilfield Technology begins with a review of the Asia upstream sector.

The semi-submersible rig is due to spud the Luiperd-1 well offshore South Africa by September this year.

The Topaz Driller has been contracted to perform drilling services offshore Montenegro for 180 days.

The semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer will used for a one-well exploration campaign in Block 52 offshore Suriname.

The company will use an ROV to identify the presence of any flooding in multiple vertical, horizontal and angled platform members.

The temporary tax relief package for the petroleum industry that Norway recently approved could improve exploration and production companies’ short-term liquidity and reduce breakeven prices for future development projects by about 40% on average.