Oil rig news
IMI and GustoMSC sign jack-up design license agreement
The agreement entails a new GustoMSC drilling jack-up design which will utilise the modern manufacturing capabilities currently planned for at IMI.
17 companies now qualified to participate in Brazil's 6th Production Sharing Round
The total number of registrants is a record for bids in the production sharing regime, surpassing the 16 qualified for the 4th Production Sharing Round, held last year.
PGNiG makes oil and gas discovery in Norwegian Sea
Based on preliminary estimation, the recoverable resources of the Shrek discovery are in the range of between 19 and 38 million boe, as confirmed by the Norwegian Oil Directorate (NPD).
GEOLOG upgrades rigsite gas sampling tubes
GEOLOG has recently upgraded the design, manufacture and QA procedures for its rigsite gas sampling tubes.
Shelf Drilling awarded jack-up rig contract by ONGC
The contract is for operations in the Mumbai High, offshore India.
Shelf Drilling announces contract extensions for jack-ups
The contracts are with Saudi Aramco for four jack-ups.
Maersk Supply Service vessel to support Pemex operations
The Maersk Installer will join the Maersk Implementer in the Bay of Campeche, performing general support duties, well stimulation as well as inspection, maintenance and repair for Pemex’s platforms.
Keppel Offshore and Sete Brasil reach settlement
The settlement is in relation to engineering, procurement and construction contracts for the construction of six semi-submersible drilling rigs for subsidiaries of Sete Brasil.
Rigged for the future
To be competitive in today's oil and gas industry is first and foremost about upgrading the user experience and not by producing new rigs, says Andreas Grydeland Sulejewski, Neptune Software.
Dolphin Drilling announces contract with Shell
The company has won a contract with AS Norske Shell in Norway to provide rig support for the drilling and completion of a gas producer well on the Knarr field.