Drilling https://aogdigital.com/rss Drilling en-US Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:04:07 -0400 https://aogdigital.com/news/512507-petronas-books-three-velestos-jackup-rigs Petronas Books Three Velesto’s Jack-Up Rigs Petronas Carigali (PCSB), a subsidiary of Malaysian state-owned energy company Petronas, has booked three jack-up rigs from Velesto for drilling operations off the coast of Malaysia… Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:04:07 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/512507-petronas-books-three-velestos-jackup-rigs https://aogdigital.com/news/512308-cnooc-makes-major-oil-discovery-in-bohai-sea CNOOC Makes Major Oil Discovery in Bohai Sea China’s state-run China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has made major oilfield discovery in Bohai Sea, which adds over 100 million tons of oil equivalent proved in-place volume… Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:54:56 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/512308-cnooc-makes-major-oil-discovery-in-bohai-sea https://aogdigital.com/news/512287-blackford-dolphin-scoops-154m-drilling-contract-with-oil-india Blackford Dolphin Scoops $154M Drilling Contract with Oil India Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has secured a $154 million drilling contract from Oil India for its Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig… Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:01:16 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/512287-blackford-dolphin-scoops-154m-drilling-contract-with-oil-india https://aogdigital.com/news/512278-noble-viking-drillship-secures-80m-drilling-campaign-with-prime-energy Noble Viking Drillship Secures $80M Drilling Campaign with Prime Energy Offshore drilling firm Noble Corporation has secured a new contract with Prime Energy for its drillship Noble Viking, which will be employed on a three well drilling… Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:37:27 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/512278-noble-viking-drillship-secures-80m-drilling-campaign-with-prime-energy https://aogdigital.com/news/512095-cnooc-finds-oil-in-south-china-sea-deepwater-field CNOOC Finds Oil in South China Sea Deepwater Field China’s state-run China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has made a major oilfield discovery in deepwater area of South China Sea, named Kaiping South,… Fri, 08 Mar 2024 08:31:15 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/512095-cnooc-finds-oil-in-south-china-sea-deepwater-field https://aogdigital.com/news/511702-are-north-sea-jackups-set-for-flat-2024 Are North Sea Jack-Ups Set for Flat 2024? Global jack-up marketed utilization has been on an upward trajectory since 2017, reaching its peak of 94% at the end of 2023. However, the outlook for the year ahead looks somewhat flat… Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:35:05 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/511702-are-north-sea-jackups-set-for-flat-2024 https://aogdigital.com/news/511485-valeura-buys-nong-yao-fields-fso-aurora-and-expands-wassana-drilling-campaign Valeura Buys Nong Yao Field’s FSO Aurora and Expands Wassana Drilling Campaign Valeura Energy has bought the Nong Yao field’s FSO Aurora for $19 million, and expanded the drilling program at its Wassana field in light of favorable initial results… Tue, 13 Feb 2024 08:48:40 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/511485-valeura-buys-nong-yao-fields-fso-aurora-and-expands-wassana-drilling-campaign https://aogdigital.com/news/511451-borr-drilling-secures-82m-for-three-jackup-rigs Borr Drilling Secures $82M for Three Jack-up Rigs Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has secured contract commitments totalling 495 days and $82.2 million in revenue for three of its jack-up rigs, excluding… Mon, 12 Feb 2024 08:32:47 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/511451-borr-drilling-secures-82m-for-three-jackup-rigs https://aogdigital.com/news/511297-cnoocs-oil-field-in-bohai-sea-starts-production CNOOC’s Oil Field in Bohai Sea Starts Production China's state-run offshore oil and gas explorer and producer CNOOC has started production from its Suizhong 36-1/Luda 5-2 discovery, located in Liaodong Bay of Bohai Sea… Mon, 05 Feb 2024 08:31:16 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/511297-cnoocs-oil-field-in-bohai-sea-starts-production https://aogdigital.com/news/511255-t7-globals-mopu-set-for-work-at-valeuras-gulf-of-thailand-field T7 Global's MOPU Set for Work at Valeura’s Gulf of Thailand Field Malaysian energy industry services provider T7 Global has unveiled the newly-converted mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) which is scheduled to start working… Fri, 02 Feb 2024 08:38:09 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/511255-t7-globals-mopu-set-for-work-at-valeuras-gulf-of-thailand-field https://aogdigital.com/news/510996-petronas-awards-seven-new-pscs-for-six-offshore-blocks-in-malaysia Petronas Awards Seven New PSCs for Six Offshore Blocks in Malaysia Malaysia’s Petronas has awarded Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for six exploration blocks and one Discovered Resource Opportunities (DRO) cluster under the Malaysia Bid Round 2023… Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:50:53 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/510996-petronas-awards-seven-new-pscs-for-six-offshore-blocks-in-malaysia https://aogdigital.com/news/510885-valeura-gears-up-for-busy-year-in-gulf-of-thailand Valeura Gears Up for Busy Year in Gulf of Thailand Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has announced plans to invest around $8 million in 2024 for new exploration within its Gulf of Thailand licenses… Thu, 18 Jan 2024 09:22:40 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/510885-valeura-gears-up-for-busy-year-in-gulf-of-thailand https://aogdigital.com/news/510555-harbour-energy-starts-drilling-gayo1-well-off-indonesia Harbour Energy Starts Drilling Gayo-1 Well Off Indonesia Oil and gas company Harbour Energy has started drilling the Gayo-1 exploration well in the Andaman II block, offshore Indonesia.Drilling started on December 31, 2023… Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:50:51 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/510555-harbour-energy-starts-drilling-gayo1-well-off-indonesia https://aogdigital.com/news/510322-valeura-energy-concludes-infill-drilling-campaign-offshore-thailand Valeura Energy Concludes Infill Drilling Campaign offshore Thailand Valeura Energy has completed an infill drilling campaign at its Nong Yao oil field offshore Gulf of Thailand, where it holds a 90% operated working interest.The… Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:18:00 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/510322-valeura-energy-concludes-infill-drilling-campaign-offshore-thailand https://aogdigital.com/news/510289-the-rig-market-whats-in-store-in-24 The Rig Market: What’s in Store in ’24? 2023 has been another noteworthy year for the rig market’s ongoing recovery, with a 3% increase in global marketed utilization versus 2022, a demand increase of 29 rigs… Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:15:45 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/510289-the-rig-market-whats-in-store-in-24