North Sea rig rates lower ‘than the rest of the world’, says Borr Drilling CEO
A top drilling firm has bemoaned the low fees contractors are receiving for leasing their rigs in the North Sea.
Rigs & Vessels
Valaris Norway rig departs Dundee for Neo Energy North Sea decom job
A Valaris rig is heading for the Southern North Sea ahead of embarking on a decommissioning campaign for Neo Energy.
Penguins FPSO unlikely to head for North Sea before next year, says Shell CEO
Those eagerly awaiting the arrival of Shell’s (LON: SHEL) first new manned vessel in the UK for 30 years will have to wait a little longer after a delay to sailaway was confirmed.
Worker suffers ‘serious’ injuries after gas release on North Sea drilling rig
As a result the accident Norwegian contractor Island Drilling has been hit with an improvement notice.
Owner of ship that crashed into Rough platform hit with improvement notice
A Norwegian vessel operator has been told to up its game after one of its ships crashed into a Southern North Sea platform.
Valaris 121 returns to North Sea for first time since worker went missing
The Valaris 121 arrived in Dundee in January – where it remained until earlier this week – two days after a worker on board was reported missing.
Dolphin Drilling to buy Leader and Paul B Loyd Jr rigs from Transocean
Dolphin Drilling is contemplating a private share placing in order to finance the $60m deal.
World’s largest wind jack-up arrives in UK for work on largest wind farm
Voltaire - the world’s largest offshore jack-up installation vessel – has arrived in the UK to begin work at the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm.
Island Innovator rig en route to UK to begin work imminently for Dana Petroleum
A huge semi-submersible drilling rig is bucking the current industry trend and setting course for the UK North Sea.
North Sea FPSO offline after critical equipment failure
Bumi Armada confirmed that production at the Kraken FPSO has been shut in following a hydraulic pump failure.
Awilco cancels planned placement amid share price dive
Awilco Drilling has cancelled a planned private placement after the loss of a major arbitration case sent its share price plummeting.
Watch: Voyageur Spirit FPSO leaving Scotland after three year stay
Striking footage of the Voyageur Spirit FPSO departing Scotland’s west coast earlier this year has been shared online.
HSE scolds Dana over frequency of safety audits on Triton and Western Isles FPSOs
Dana Petroleum has been pulled up by the offshore watchdog over its auditing of safety operations on two North Sea FPSOs.
Diamond Offshore wins $212m contracts in North Sea and US
The Ocean Patriot, released early from its Apache North Sea contract, is off to work for Repsol Sinopec.
Apache to free Ocean Patriot rig in coming months after axing North Sea deal
Apache has set out a timeframe for releasing a Diamond Offshore rig after axing a drilling contract earlier this year.
Valaris lands North Sea rig deals with Harbour and NEO Energy
Valaris (NYSE: VAL) has landed a pair of North Sea rig deals with operators Harbour Energy (LON: HBR) and NEO Energy.
Supply vessel collides with Southern North Sea gas platform
An offshore supply vessel has been left needing repairs after it struck a Southern North Sea gas platform over the weekend.
BW offloads former North Sea FPSO
BW Offshore has sold off another of its floating production vessels and appointed a new chief strategy officer as it continues its repositioning efforts.
VIDEO: Step aboard the £3billion Seagreen wind farm’s state-of-the-art Montrose-based mother ship
This is the stunning ship set to become a familiar feature at Montrose Port in its key role for the multi-billion pound Seagreen wind farm off the Angus coast.
Industry fears being realised as Westwood warns windfall tax is accelerating North Sea rig exodus
A top market analyst fears the North Sea faces losing rigs “for good”, unless changes are made to the UK’s oil and gas windfall tax.
Safety watchdog finds hole in deck of North Sea missing worker rig
Health inspectors have found a hole in the deck of a North Sea rig - which appeared the same day a worker went missing and sparked a huge search off Aberdeen.
Diamond Offshore rig returns to work with Shell UK
A Diamond Offshore (NYSE: DO) drilling rig has returned to work with Shell in the UK North Sea following repairs.
Aberdeen rig work secures 40 jobs for Semco Maritime
Work on an oil rig stationed in Aberdeen has secured dozens of jobs for contractor Semco Maritime.
Awilco Drilling needs another $5m for legal battle with Singapore shipbuilder
Singapore shipbuilder Keppel is demanding more than £500m from the rig-less Aberdeen-headquartered drilling firm.
Drillers warn politicians that North Sea rigs could be ‘lost for good’
“There is a real danger that the UK will be left without the resources and talent to make the energy transition a reality safely," the IADC has warned hundreds of MPs and MSPs.