Oil rig news
International Maritime Industries completes rig revamp
The ARO-2003 (SAR201) jack-up rig has been repaired and overhauled for ARO Drilling.
Head Energy awarded well hook-up contract
Engineering for the two well hook-ups at the Brage platform will start immediately.
OWI EU 2020: Positioning the North Sea as the global centre of excellence for offshore well intervention
A surge in offshore well intervention activity over recent years is helping the North Sea develop into a global centre of excellence for innovative oilfield services.
Island Offshore awarded contracts for platform supply vessels
The two LNG-fuelled PSVs Island Crusader and Island Contender, as well as a third sister vessel Island Commander, have ben contracted by Lundin Norway.
Equinor employee at Martin Linge field tests positive for Covid-19
The employee had recently been to Austria and is not seriously ill.
Shelf Drilling receives extension on jack-up rig for Egypt operations
The contract extension is for the Trident 16 jack-up rig, which is operating in the Gulf of Suez offshore Egypt.
Siemens to modernise jackup rig in Middle East
Siemens will modernise a complete and integrated drilling-drives lineup, including auxiliaries and controls, that will be installed on an offshore jackup drilling rig for a customer in the Middle East.
Borr Drilling enters financing agreement for Tivar jack-up rig
The existing US$50 million bank delivery financing for the rig will be replaced with a new US$100 million take out facility maturing in 31 December 2021.
Aquaterra Energy to design offshore platform for Chevron
The company is to design and support installation of a Sea Swift offshore platform off the coast of Angola.
Gas module to accelerate production from Fram field
A new gas module that was recently put onstream on the Troll C platform will accelerate and boost production from Fram by substantial profitable volumes.