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Shell Hires Noble’s Drillship for Work in Southeast Asia

Mar 11, 2025

Brunei Shell Petroleum, a subsidiary of Shell, has awarded a contract to Noble Corporation for its Noble Viking drillship.Noble Viking drillship has been hired on a one firm well plus one option well contract for work offshore Brunei.According to Noble…

MWCC Partners with W-Industries On A Multi-Million Dollar Project to Further Enhance Offshore Well Control Capabilities

Mar 10, 2025

Houston, Texas – [March 10, 2025] – Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC), a leader in deep water well control, has awarded a multimillion contract to W-Industries for the engineering, fabrication, and delivery of its new drill-ship deployed containment system…

Valeura Wraps Up Infill Drilling Campaign in Gulf of Thailand

Mar 03, 2025

Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has completed an infill drilling campaign at the Manora field, offshore Gulf of Thailand.Manora field is located in license G1/48, where Valeura Energy holds a 70% operated working interest.Valeura drilled a five well program…

Sapura Energy Nets $720M from Multiple Drilling Services Contracts

Feb 26, 2025

Malaysia-based offshore services firm Sapura Energy, through its drilling arm Sapura Drilling, has secured multiple contracts for drilling-related services with oil and gas companies, worth over $720 million.Sapura Drilling won two contracts…

SLB Names Raman CSO, CMO

Feb 14, 2025

SLB has named new chief strategy and performance officers, according to a company memo seen by Reuters, the latest steps in a larger reorganization of its global structure.Aparna Raman has been appointed chief strategy and marketing officer…

Initial Drilling Results Raise Questions on South Korea’s Offshore Gas Viability

Feb 06, 2025

South Korea's hopes for a major oil and gas project off its east coast may not be economically feasible, according to initial drilling results, energy ministry officials said on Thursday.Recent drilling showed some signs of gas prospects but the amount was not believed to be meaningful…

US Operator Finds Oil Offshore Vietnam

Jan 08, 2025

U.S. oil firm Murphy Oil Corporation has made an oil discovery at the Hai Su Vang-1X exploration well in the Cuu Long Basin, offshore Vietnam.Murphy Oil’s subsidiary Murphy Cuu Long Tay Oil drilled the well at Block 15-2/17, located 40 miles offshore…

ADES’ Fourth Suspended Jack-Up Rig Gets Work Offshore Thailand

Dec 30, 2024

Saudi oil and gas drilling contractor ADES Holding has secured a contract with Thailand’s state-owned PTTEP for its offshore jack-up drilling rig, marking a fourth redeployment of rigs that were suspended by Saudi Aramco earlier in 2024.The contract in the Gulf of Thailand…

Flare Gas Recovery Meets the Future

Dec 26, 2024

Flare gas recovery lies at the heart of a range of integrated, new emissions abatement technologies.The World Bank’s 2015 launch of the Zero Flaring by 2030 initiative saw flare gas recovery become a standard part of many topside production processing systems…

AI & Offshore Energy: The Higher the Stakes, the More Value AI Creates

Dec 18, 2024

Idle time for a drilling rig costs about $250,000 an hour. AI is being embraced across the industry to ensure it doesn’t happen.A while back, an energy major had an unfathomable, intermittent problem with its drilling operations. It was beginning to cost big money…

Transocean’s Drillship to Stay in India Under New $111M Deal

Dec 18, 2024

India-based oil company Reliance Industries Limited has exercised an option under the previously agreed firm contract with Transocean for its Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 drillship.Offshore drilling contractor Transocean informed that a four-well…

Sunda Energy Closing in on Jack-Up Deal for Chuditch-2 Appraisal Well

Dec 09, 2024

Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in Southeast Asia formerly known as Baron Oil, has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with an unnamed drilling contractor for the use of its…

Valeura Boosts Production at Jasmine Field with Five New Wells Now Onstream

Nov 27, 2024

Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has completed an infill drilling campaign at the Jasmine field in the Gulf of Thailand, increasing the production at the field for 26% with five new wells coming onstream.Valeura drilled a five well program…

Makin' a List ... Trump Prioritizes Energy Exploration, Production, Export

Nov 25, 2024

Donald Trump's transition team is putting together a wide-ranging energy package to roll out within days of his taking office that would approve export permits for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and increase oil drilling off the U…

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