Masirah Oil has started operations on the first well of its infill drilling campaign at the Yumna oil field offshore Oman, following several delays to the development program earlier in 2026.The company announced the start of operations on October 21, with production from the new well expected to begin in November 2026.'We expect production from the new well to start in November 2026,' said Mike Hopkinson…
Conrad Asia Energy has confirmed the arrival of the Valaris 104 jack-up rig at PaxOcean's shipyard in Batam in Indonesia, where it will be converted into a mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) for the Mako gas project in the West Natuna Sea…
Saudi Arabia’s drilling contractor Arabian Drilling has signed a four-year contract worth about $533 million (SAR 2 billion) with Khafji Joint Operations (KJO) to provide four high-specification offshore jack-up drilling rigs.The contract will support KJO's offshore drilling operations…
Asia's crude oil industry has a good idea of how to end the current crisis created by the Iran conflict. But they also know their wish is unlikely to be granted and they are hunkering down for an extended disruption to supplies from the Middle East…
Saudi Arabian drilling contractor Arabian Drilling has signed a contract with Masirah Oil and Northern Offshore to drill two firm wells and two optional wells in Oman, marking the company's entry into a new Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) market…
BC Ventures, a 50/50 joint venture between Borr Drilling and its long-term well construction partner in Mexico, has completed the previously announced acquisition of five premium jack-up drilling rigs from Fontis Finance for $287 million, expanding…
Keppel has launched a program to monetize up to 10 legacy offshore drilling rigs through a newly established Keppel Offshore Fund (KOF), in a transaction valued at approximately $2.86 billion (S$3.7 billion) that will expand its funds under management and generate proceeds from non-core assets…
Velesto Energy has secured a contract worth approximately $51 million from Hess Exploration and Production Malaysia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron, to provide integrated rig, drilling and completion services for the North Malay Basin Full Field Development Campaign…
Malaysia-based offshore drilling contractor Velesto Energy has mutually agreed with PC Ketapang II, PC North Madura II and PETRONAS North Ketapang to terminate, without cause, a contract for the NAGA 8 jack-up drilling rig offshore Indonesia…
Malaysia-based offshore drilling contractor Velesto Energy has terminated the sale of its jack-up drilling rig NAGA 3 to Indonesia's PT Indonesia Drilling Energy after the transaction failed to complete within the agreed timeframe.The company said its subsidiary…
India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), supported by energy and marine consultancy ABL, has completed the relocation of 44 jack-up rigs ahead of the monsoon season.The pre-monsoon rig moves were carried out between March 15 and May 31…
Italian energy services company Saipem has signed a binding agreement to sell its shallow-water drilling business in Saudi Arabia to ADES Saudi Limited Company for $285 million, as it seeks to focus on deepwater and harsh-environment offshore drilling…
Conrad Asia Energy, via its subsidiary West Natuna Exploration Limited (WNEL), has signed a binding contract with PT Pertamina Drilling Services Indonesia through the PDSI–ADES Consortium for the provision of a jack-up drilling rig to support development of the Mako gas field offshore Indonesia…
Masirah Oil has announced that the start date for a planned three-well development drilling program at the offshore Yumna field in Oman's Block 50 will be updated at a later date.The company did not provide a revised timeline for the campaign…
Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto Energy has secured a contract from Northern Gulf Petroleum (NGP) for the provision of jack-up drilling rig services offshore Thailand.The contract was awarded to Velesto's wholly owned subsidiary…
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