Oil rig news

Modulift recently refurbished two subsea spreader beams for a major subsea installation contractor before they were used to lift 260 t and 280 t manifolds for a field development offshore Libya.

The Dempsey well has produced clean dry natural gas from a vertical interval of over 2000 ft.

Aqualis Offshore’s rig inspection work scope includes in depth surveys including new-build rig acceptance surveys, acceptance trials and final integrated endurance tests.

Tamarama-3 now cased and suspended for fracture stimulation and flow testing.

The platform will become Shell’s largest floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

These are existing jackup rigs which are currently being built by Keppel FELS to the KFELS B class designs.

Proserv, an energy services company, has announced the completion of a successful financial restructuring, strengthening the long term plans of the company.

The report, from the RigLogix data service at Westwood Global Energy Group, presents a detailed analysis and one-year forecast of supply, demand and utilisation of the global jackup and floating rig fleets.

The announcement also sees Vryhof businesses secure contracts in Cooper’s main target drilling area - offshore Victoria, Australia - for the first time.

The LJ43 design has been selected as the bases for a new building programme of drilling jack-ups which are to be built at the new IMI yard in Ras Al Khair, eastern Saudi Arabia.