Odfjell Drilling wins £250m two year contract extension with Aker BP for Deepsea Nordkapp
The two-year contract extension will keep the semi-submersible rig with Aker BP until the end of 2026
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Westwood: offshore drilling rig scrapping at lowest level in years
Rig owners are keeping hold of their older units as the offshore drilling sector continues its bounce back from a multi-year downturn.
Statoil suspends Songa Delta drill rig for short period
Statoil will suspend the Songa Delta contract after work on the current well, Slemmestad, in the North Sea has been completed, Songa confirmed.
Obama Administration imposes Shell ban
Shell has been barred by the Obama Administration from drilling in Arctic waters until the company overhauls its operations programme and management plan.
Drilling under way
Aberdeen-based oil firm Dana Petroleum has started drilling the Magnolia prospect in the Moray Firth.
Drilling to restart on Timon
MPX North Sea has said drilling is to restart on the northern North Sea Timon prospect.
CNR to invest £45million in Tiffany
Canadian oil firm CNR International is to invest about £45million upgrading its North Sea Tiffany platform in order to unlock millions of barrels of oil.
BP lifted by Transocean deal
Around £10.8billion was added to the value of UK blue chips today as London's FTSE 100 Index leapt to its highest level for nearly two years.
Total takes Romeo stake
Total has agreed to buy a 11.9% stake in the North Sea Romeo prospect from the UK arm of Norwegian oil explorer Noreco.
Elgin gas-leak well ‘fully cemented in’
Total's Elgin G4 well has now been fully cemented in and the firm is working towards bringing the platform back into production, an event will hear in Aberdeen this week.
More drilling for Ioana says Sterling
Sterling Resources said today it had found gas in a Black Sea exploration well.
ExxonMobil to drill off Ireland in 2013
ExxonMobil has lined up a drilling rig to drill an exploration well offshore Ireland.
Way clear for £1.6million new oil platform
A £1.6billion investment in the North Sea will now go ahead on the back of Chancellor George Osborne's announcement yesterday.
Total safety chief says lessons to be learned
The safety chief of oil group Total said yesterday that lessons will be learned by it and other companies following its major North Sea gas leak earlier this year.
Xcite strikes new Bentley deal with BP
Heavy oil explorer Xcite Energy said today it had stuck a new deal with BP over sales of oil from its North Sea Bentley field.
No criminal charges brought after eight die on supply vessel
Nobody will be prosecuted over the capsize of a supply vessel off Shetland which claimed the lives of the captain, his teenage son and six other men.
Total says it’s found leak
French energy company Total has said it has identified the source of its leak on the Elgin platform in the north Sea.
Shell completes shutdown
Shell has completed the shutdown of its Shearwater platform - which is just four miles away from the gas leak.
Rockhopper campaign over
Falklands explorer Rockhopper said today its drilling campaign in the remote region had now ended.
Trapoil gears up for participation in eight wells in 2012
il and gas explorer Trapoil said today it had sold out of the Premier-operated Lacewing asset for £1million and gave an update on its eight well 2012 drilling programme.
Shell shuts down US rig after leak
OIL giant Royal Dutch Shell said today it had shut down a drilling rig off the coast of Alabama after about 7,600 gallons of synthetic and biodegradable drilling fluid leaked.
Xcite takes charge of Norway
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Antrim find net oil and gas on Erne
Oil and gas firm Antrim Energy said today it had found 50 feet of gross hydrocarbon pay on its central North Sea Erne prospect.
Faroe making strides in Norway
Aberdeen-based oil and gas explorer Faroe Petroleum said today drilling had started on the T-Rex discovery in the Norwegian North Sea.
Ocean Guardian to leave Falklands after March
Falklands explorer Desire Petroleum said today it had agreed the use of the Ocean Guardian drilling rig up to March 1.