Oil rig news
Petronas to use Maersk semi-submersible for Suriname exploration campaign
The semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer will used for a one-well exploration campaign in Block 52 offshore Suriname.
Tracerco secures flooded member inspection project in the Caribbean
The company will use an ROV to identify the presence of any flooding in multiple vertical, horizontal and angled platform members.
Rystad Energy: Norway tax relief to cut breakevens by 40%, boosting rig demand
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.
Construction of ice-resistant platform for Gazprom gas field begins
The platform is being constructed in the Kamennomysskoye-Sea gas field, located in the Ob Bay of the Kara Sea.
Investment in new subsea oil and gas engineering site completes key construction phase
Investment in a new £3.5 million engineering assembly and test centre continues with construction reaching a key phase following the completion of the structural steel framework.
Schlumberger announces technology license agreement with CNPC Logging
The agreement will enable co-manufacture of wireline downhole technology.
SOFEC completes turret mooring system installation for CNOOC
The disconnectable turret was integrated into an FSO in Shenzhen, China, and was successfully connected to the existing Lufeng 13-2 Field Moorings in the South China Sea.
Saudi Aramco suspends operations for Shelf jack-up rig
The suspension will last for up to 12 months.
Zenith Energy completes payment for interest in Tunisian assets
The payment is for the acquisition of a 22.5% working interest in the North Kairouan permit and the Sidi El Kilani concession, which contains the Sidi El Kilani oilfield.
Borr Drilling completes financial restructuring
Borr Drilling will now delay delivery of five newbuild jack-up rigs until mid-2022.