KCA Deutag bags Middle East drilling contracts worth £137m
KCA Deutag has bagged land drilling contracts worth about £137 million in the Middle East.
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Heartbreak and Covid spurred retired oil worker onto business success
Global and personal events of the past 18 months lie behind a new career and now commercial success for retired oil and gas worker Scott Macpherson.
KCA Deutag lands contracts worth $550m in UK, Russia and Norway
KCA Deutag has hailed a series of contract awards worth around $550million (£388m) across the UK, Russia and Norway.
Blaze that led to death of former Aberdeen oil worker under control after three months
A fire in Africa that led to the death of a former Aberdeen oil and gas worker has finally been brought under control, more than three months after the gas well explosion that caused it.
KCA Deutag facing better future after ‘battening down the hatches’
KCA Deutag is facing better prospects after slashing its debt and “battening down the hatches” in during a tumultuous 2020, the Aberdeen-based oil and gas drilling giant’s chief finance officer said yesterday.
KCA Deutag celebrating contracts worth £80m
Scottish oil and gas drilling firm KCA Deutag has secured contracts worth around £80 million in Pakistan, Russia, Kurdistan, Europe and Germany.
Oilfield service firms at ‘strategic crossroads’ as energy transition accelerates, PwC says
Oilfield service (OFS) companies must decide now whether they are going to stick with hydrocarbons or pivot to low-carbon, a new report said.
Former Aberdeen oil worker dies from injuries sustained in African gas well explosion
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KCA Deutag wraps up financial restructuring leading to change of ownership
KCA Deutag has completed the financial restructuring which results in the Scottish oil and gas drilling giant changing hands.
KCA Deutag changing hands in financial restructuring to slash debt
Scottish oil and gas drilling giant KCA Deutag is changing hands as part of a financial restructuring to slash debt.
KCA Deutag wins £115million contract extensions in Oman
Aberdeen-headquartered KCA Deutag has announced the award of contract extensions worth more than $150m (£115million) in Oman.
KCA Deutag plans restructure to wipe out more than £1billion of debt
KCA Deutag is working on a restructuring deal with creditors to wipe off more than £1billion of debt.
Fears for 200 jobs as KCA workers face redundancy
Around 200 oil workers are to be laid off – and staff are furious they are not being furloughed.
KCA Deutag says ability to operate ‘very complex’ amid price slump
Drilling contractor KCA Deutag said its ability to operate had become “very complex” due to the recent crude price slump and Covid-19 outbreak.
Remote operations to ‘change the oilfield services world’
Remote operations will “change the oilfield services (OFS) world” according to Chris Jones, vice president for OFS in Europe at Baker Hughes.
KCA Deutag lands multi-million pound deal at three UK North Sea platforms
KCA Deutag has won a multi-million pound deal for work on three offshore platforms in the UK North Sea.
KCA Deutag wins land drilling deals worth £355m
Drilling contractor KCA Deutag's (KCAD's) onshore division has won new contracts worth about £355 million in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Successful test aboard ‘Norwegian Cinderella’ holds promising future for automated offshore rigs
A successful test in the North Sea aboard a drilling platform named after a fairy tale princess promises to reduce the number of people needed on offshore rigs and shift those jobs to control centers onshore.
Significant concerted action needed to address gender imbalance
The energy sector gender pay gap (GPG) remained relatively high last year thanks in part to the traditionally male-dominated oil and gas sector – but the changing nature of employment could offer the chance to change that.
RGU spinout close to blowout-prevention technology trials after funding boost
A fledgling oilfield equipment company has secured funding to help it develop blowout prevention technology which could save operators millions of pounds per well -- and prevent loss of life.
Buoyant results for KCA
Second quarter results from Aberdeen-based drilling giant KCA Deutag yesterday showed a big jump in both profits and revenue.
KCA Deutag wins contracts worth £135m in Russia
Oil and gas industry contractor KCA Deutag (KCAD) has clinched a trio of new contracts worth about £135 million for land drilling work in Russia.
KCA Deutag named among top 100 private companies in the UK
North and north-east businesses have ranked among the top 100 private companies in the UK.
KCA Deutag announces new chief executive
Aberdeen-headquartered oilfield services firm KCA Deutag has appointed a new chief executive as incumbent Norrie McKay prepares for retirement.
Oil industry stalwart joins Transition Extreme
Transition Extreme in Aberdeen said yesterday it was Louise Andrew’s “commitment to sport for change” that made her the standout candidate for the role of chairperson.