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Rhino Resources, the operator of the petroleum exploration license (PEL85), and its partners have found oil in the Capricornus 1-X well in Orange Basin, offshore Namibia. The Capricornus 1-X well, spudded on February 17, using Noble Corporation’s Noble Venturer drillship, reached total depth on April 2, successfully penetrating the Lower Cretaceous target. The well found... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) U.S. offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has awarded Atlas Professionals with a crew management contract for its upcoming drilling campaign in Suriname. Under the deal, Atlas is slated to provide junior and expatriate crew for a drilling campaign to be carried out using the Noble Developer rig. Additionally, the firm will provide comprehensive logistics, training, and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Halliburton reported lower first-quarter profit on Tuesday, as a slowdown in North American drilling activity weighed on demand and the oilfield services provider recorded a $356 million pre-tax charge. The company's shares fell 4% in premarket trading following the results. Halliburton is the first of the Big Three U.S. oilfield services provider to report earnings as... Continue Reading →
(OE) Tidal Action ultra-deepwater drillship has embarked on a voyage from South Korea to Brazil to start its maiden job at Petrobras’ Roncador field. The drillship has been officially handed over by its owner Hanwha Ocean to its subsidiary Hanwha Drilling, established in 2024 as its drillship fleet operator. Tidal Action, built on Hanwha Ocean’s... Continue Reading →
(OE) The seventh generation Atlantic Zonda drillship, managed by Ventura Offshore Midco, has started operations for Petrobras under a three-year drilling contract. The Atlantic Zonda is managed by Ventura Offshore through marketing and operating agreements with the rig owner, Eldorado Drilling, and the company will earn its management fees and reimbursable revenues from these agreements.... Continue Reading →
(OE) Saipem has entered into an amended bareboat charter with Deep Value Driller for the seventh-generation drillship Deep Value Driller. Earlier in 2025, the charterer, Saipem, was granted an option until April 14, 2025 to enter into an amended bareboat charter for the Deep Value Driller drillship, which has been exercised. Saipem and Deep Value... Continue Reading →
(oilprice.com) Despite the recent slump in international oil prices, YPF CEO Horacio Marín remains confident in the resilience of Argentina’s energy sector—particularly the viability of Vaca Muerta. Speaking to Infobae en Vivo, Marín stressed that YPF can sustain profitable operations even if crude prices drop to $40 or $45 per barrel. “We made ourselves resilient at... Continue Reading →
(oilnow.gy) According to its 2024 annual report, Hess Corporation plans to return 94% of its net undeveloped acreage, primarily to Guyana and Suriname, over the next three years. In Guyana, Hess has a 30% stake in the 6.6-million-acre Stabroek Block. A relinquishment of 20% of the block is due, minus exploration and production acreage, as well as... Continue Reading →
(OE) U.S. offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a contract extension with Petrobras for its Noble Discoverer semis-submersible rig offshore Colombia. Petrobras Colombia has exercised, extending the contract for Noble Discoverer rig for an additional 390 days. This extends the contract to approximately August 14, 2026. An unpriced option for an additional extension into... Continue Reading →
(OE) Hanwha Ocean has held a naming ceremony for its high specification ultra-deepwater drillship Tidal Action, signaling its official entry into the deepwater drilling industry. The Tidal Action is built on Hanwha Ocean’s proprietary design and is capable of drilling at depths of up to 12 kilometers in waters as deep as 3.6 kilometers. The... Continue Reading →
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