COSLPioneer arrives at Ettrick for decommissioning work
COSL’s semisubmersible oil rig COSLPioneer has arrived at CNOOC’s (TSX: CNU) Ettrick field to perform a five-well plug and abandonment campaign.
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Equinor awards £291m worth in contracts for two rigs in Norway
Equinor has signed two deals with COSL Offshore Management to use the COSLPromoter and COSLInnovator rigs in Norwegian waters worth £291 million.
Chinese company launches recruitment drive after moving into iQ Building in Aberdeen
Chinese oilfield services giant COSL plans to nearly double its headcount in Aberdeen after moving into the iQ Building on Justice Mill Lane.
COSL makes major Middle East move
China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL) has won a number of drilling contracts from one company in the Middle East worth 14 billion yuan ($1.92bn).
COSL benefits as China offshore capex surges
China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) is expected to have another solid year in 2021 as offshore capital spending is set to surge to record levels in China.
COSL wins Buzzard Phase 2 contract
COSL has signed a deal with Nexen for a drilling campaign on its Buzzard Phase 2 development.
Updated: HSE cautions COSL over 25-tonne lifting frame drop
Rig contractor COSL has been ordered to improve its safety measures after a 25-tonne lifting frame was dropped on its Pioneer vessel.
Chinese firm buys into Irish offshore oil field
Providence Resources said today that Chinese firm Apec will buy into the Barryroe oil field, off the south coast of Ireland.
Costs rack up to improve rigs after death of worker on COSL Innovator
Huge modification costs could be necessary to floating rigs in Norway in the wake of 100ft wave which killed a on oil worker.
Norwegian oil workers win compensation after being terminated by email
A Norwegian district court has ruled a group of oil workers are entitled to an extra month’s pay, after they were terminated by email.
Email dismissal case begins against COSL
A tribunal at a Norwegian court will begin today into whether an email sent to hundreds of employees by COSL was a valid form of dismissal from the company.
COSL hit with safety order over fatal rig incident
The owners of a rig on which an oil worker died after being hit by a huge wave have been issued with a safety order from authorities after violating safety regulations.
Health and safety fears raised by Norwegian PSA
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has warned the oil and gas sector it must take action to tackle safety after a report on petroleum activity risk levels (RNNP).
Court rules union can bring class action against drilling firm
A Norwegian district court has opened the way for all 229 employees who were dismissed from Norwegian drilling company COSL via email on 30 June last year to participate in a class action against the firm.
Unions say Statoil COSL sideline could cost 600 jobs
Unions have hit out at Statoil’s decision to cut ties with COSL, insisting the move puts 600 jobs at risk.
Statoil ends COSL Innovator rig contract
Statoil has chosen to terminate as rig contract with COSL while also suspending another agreement with the company.
COSL finds no design fault on tragic Innovator rig
The owners of a drilling rig on which an oil worker died after it was hit by a huge wave during a North Sea storm said it could find no design fault.
Russia’s Rosneft says China’s COSL to drill offshore oil wells
China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) will drill two offshore exploration wells for Russia's Rosneft ROSN.MM, the Kremlin-controlled oil giant said on Wednesday, as it is trying to overcome restrictions related to Western sanctions.