(Rigzone) The United States has added 10 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes latest rotary rig count, which was released on October 15. The ten rigs added week on week comprised nine land rigs and one offshore rig. The total U.S. rig count now stands at 543, comprising 529 land rigs, 12 offshore... Continue Reading →
Halliburton posts Q3 profit as higher oil prices fuel drilling demand
(Reuters) - U.S. oilfield firm Halliburton Co (HAL.N) on Tuesday posted its third consecutive quarterly profit, as a jump in oil prices and drilling activity boosted demand for its services and equipment. Oil prices have rallied to multi-year highs with global crude futures climbing 4.5% in the quarter ended Sept. 30, helped by OPEC+'s decision to maintain... Continue Reading →
Petrobras charters Subsea 7 pipelay trio
Subsea 7 has secured long-term day-rate contracts with Petrobras for the pipelay support vessels (PLSV) Seven Waves, Seven Rio and Seven Sun. Seven Waves will commence the new contract in the first quarter of 2022, Seven Rio in the second quarter of 2022 and Seven Sun in the third quarter of 2022. Each contract comprises a firm three-year period... Continue Reading →
Shearwater scores offshore South Africa
Norwegian seismic exploration company Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract to carry out a “major” 3D seismic exploration survey offshore South Africa. The survey will be acquired by the Amazon Warrier and will cover more than 6,000 sqkm of 3D seismic data. The project is planned to last for approximately four months. According to Shearwater, the Amazon class... Continue Reading →
INEOS to Invest $2.3B in Green Hydrogen Plants
INEOS, Europe's largest Hydrogen producer, said on Monday it would invest more than 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) on electrolysis plants to make zero-carbon green hydrogen across Europe. The first plants will be built in Norway, Germany and Belgium over the next 10 years, with others planned in the UK and France, the company said... Continue Reading →
Esgian: Seadrill’s Fleet Value Plunges
(OE/Hans Jacob Bassoe ) Earlier this year, Seadrill filed for chapter 11 for the second time since 2017 and on Monday it announced that more than 88% of the secured lenders accepted the reorganization plan. At the end of October, Seadrill’s plan will be delivered to the court and, if confirmed, it could exit chapter 11... Continue Reading →
CONSTELLATION CLOSE TO WINNING TWO NEW CONTRACTS WITH PETROBRAS
Constellation is about to win two new charter contracts for the semi-submersible rigs Gold Star and Lone Star with Petrobras. The deal comes from the tender for the charter of one or more low specification units for operation in 2,400 meters of water depth, the result of which was released on Wednesday (13/10). The result... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Drilling World’s Deepest Offshore Well Using Maersk Voyager Drillship
French oil major TotalEnergies has exercised an option for Maersk Drilling's drillship Maersk Voyager to drill the ultra-deepwater Ondjaba-1 exploration well in Angola’s Block 48. The contract extension has an estimated duration of 54 days, which means that Maersk Voyager is now contracted until February 2022. The work on Ondjaba-1 began in October 2021, after... Continue Reading →
IBAMA GRANTS OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE SECOND EARLY PRODUCTION SYSTEM IN MERO
The Brazilian Institute for the Environment (Ibama) granted Petrobras the operating license for the second Early Production System (SPA-2) in the Mero field, located within the Libra block, in the pre-salt of the Santos basin. As well as the first SPA in the area, this new project will also be carried out with the FPSO... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC targets composite pipe tech with Magma Global buy
TechnipFMC has completed the acquisition of outstanding shares of Magma Global with an aim to accelerate the development of composite pipe technologies for conventional energy and CO2 applications. TechnipFMC originally acquired an interest in Magma in 2018, combining its experience in flexible pipe technology with Magma’s composite capabilities to develop a disruptive composite pipe solution... Continue Reading →