COSL rig heads for UK to kick off Serica Energy campaign
Move could see development of Belinda discovery in UK.
COSL Innovator
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.
Norwegian drillers enjoying success rate of 50%-plus
Westwood Global Energy reports that there were five E&A well programmes active as of June 1.
COSL Innovator to drill Barryroe
The COSL Innovator rig has been booked for a drilling campaign on the Barryroe field off Ireland.
Statoil ordered to pay out over COSL Innovator rig cancellation
An Oslo court has ordered Statoil to pay Chinese firm COSL compensation for cancelling contract following a fatal accident on a rig in 2015.
COSL rig hit by huge wave lands drilling work
A rig that was hit by a giant wave in 2015, leading to the death of a worker, has been hired to drill a well off Norway.
COSL Innovator: How the investigation into wave rig death unfolded
On December 30th last year an offshore worker was killed after a freak wave hit the side of the COSL Innovator rig.
EV Insights: This year’s top stories on Energy Voice
Energy Voice has taken a look back through the archives to look at the top stories from each month of 2016.
COSL takes legal action against Statoil over rig cancellation
COSL has filed a civil action lawsuit against Norwegian operator Statoil after it terminated a drilling contract for one of its rigs in March this year.
Firms ordered to comply with new rig safety requirements
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has called on oil firms to protect its facilities from the impact of bad weather, almost a year after an offshore worker was killed.
PSA insists findings of investigation into COSL Innovator rig were correct
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said it remains firm on its belief rig design was the main cause of an accident which left one offshore worker dead after freak weather in the North Sea.
COSL ‘spends millions’ on rig modifications after fatal accident
COSL is said to have invested million in testing its rigs after a worker was killed by a huge wave in the Norwegian North Sea last year.
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 authority withdraws safety order for fatal rig, based on new information
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has withdrawn a safety order for COSL in the aftermath of a fatal accident, based on new information.
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.
PSA warns no way to check rig safety after oil worker’s death
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has asked companies to assess their rigs following the death of a worker on the COSL Innovator last year.
Report into death of Aker Solutions worker expected today
The finding of an investigation into the death of an Aker Solution’s worker in huge waves on the Troll field is expected today.
PSA to reveal findings from investigation into death of Aker worker
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) will submit a report tomorrow following an investigation into the death of a worker in huge waves last year.
Report into death of Norwegian worker expected this week
A report into the investigation of how a worker died when a massive wave hit the rig he was working on is to be published this week.
COSL salvages rig contract with Statoil on Troll field
Statoil has taken back a COSL Drilling Europe semi-submersible at its Troll field off Norway swiftly after suspending the deal earlier this month.
COSL Drilling to axe 230 jobs
COSL Drilling Europe said 230 jobs will go after Norwegian operator Statoil cancelled a contract with the company.
Statoil insists terms have been met to cut ties with COSL
Statoil today insisted it had met the terms to pull the plug on its COSL Innovator contract for its Troll licence.
COSL takes new measures to protect rig after North Sea fatality
COSL has taken measures to ensure a rig which was damaged during freak waves is protected from future impact.
Statoil evacuates staff from North Sea platform ahead of hurricane-force winds
Norwegian operator Statoil is reported to have evacuated most of its personnel from its Snorre B platform.
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.