North Sea firms reduce offshore crews in bid to prevent coronavirus spread
Several North Sea operators are reducing offshore crews on their UK platforms in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
Maersk Drilling
Flights suspended to Total’s Culzean field amid suspected coronavirus case on Maersk rig
Flights have been temporarily suspended to one of the UK’s largest offshore gas fields after a suspected coronavirus case at an adjacent drilling rig.
Maersk Drilling secures £3million deal off Egypt
Maersk Drilling has secured a £3million contact off Egypt.
‘We need to get the numbers up’ – CEO on Maersk Drilling’s gender disparity
The chief executive of Maersk Drilling has said they “need to get the numbers up” after new figures laid bare the level of gender disparity within the firm.
Maersk Drilling wins £20m contract extension with Aker BP
Maersk Drilling has secured a £19.6 million contract extension from Aker BP for the ultra-harsh environment, jack-up rig Maersk Integrator.
Maersk Drilling lines up record-breaking well for Total
Total has awarded contracts to Maersk Drilling for three wells, in Angola and Namibia, using the seventh-generation Maersk Voyager drillship.
Analysts ‘sound the alert’ on jackup rig prices after historically cheap sales
Analysts have “sounded the alert” on the value of jackup drilling rigs after two vessels were sold at “historically low” prices.
Perenco scraps North Sea deal with Maersk Drilling
Oil firm Perenco has scrapped a three-well North Sea deal with Maersk Drilling.
Maersk Drilling offloads jack-up rig in £28m deal
Maersk Drilling said today it has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Shelf Drilling to sell the jack-up rig Maersk Completer for £28m in an all-cash deal.
Maersk Drilling snaps up three-well deal with BP
Maersk Drilling has secured a three-well multi-million deal with BP in Trinidad and Tobago.
Petrofac and Halliburton join Seapulse-Maersk Drilling exploration pact
Petrofac and Halliburton have joined in a pact with fledgling explorer Seapulse and Maersk Drilling on UK North Sea wells next year.
Maersk Drilling rig lands extension on North Sea field
Chinese firm Cnooc has taken up an option for a Maersk rig to drill an additional infill well on its huge Buzzard field in the UK North Sea.
Maersk Drilling ‘on track’ to meet targets following AP Moller-Maersk demerger
Maersk Drilling is "on track" to meet its foretasted targets thanks to securing additional contracts since its AP Moller-Maersk demerger, the firms boss has said.
Maersk Drilling wins £30.3m Caribbean contract with Shell
Maersk Drilling has won a £30.3million contract for work in the Caribbean with a subsidiary of energy giant Shell.
Maersk Drilling wins multi-million North Sea exploration deal with MOL
Maersk Drilling has announced the award of a multi-million exploration deal with Hungarian firm MOL in the Southern North Sea.
Maersk Drilling gets £8.5m extension with AkerBP
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract extension offshore Norway for the ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Integrator from Aker BP.
Maersk Drilling bags £6.2m contract for Columbus well
Maersk Drilling has won a £6.2 million contract with Serica Energy for a development well at the Columbus field in the central North Sea.
Maersk Drilling wins £6.2m contract for North Sea appraisal well
Maersk Drilling has won a £6.2million contract to drill an appraisal well at a central North Sea field.
Maersk Drilling ‘delivering’ on 2019 plan despite challenging times, says CEO
Maersk Drilling’s chief executive said yesterday the firm is “delivering” on its 2019 strategy despite a slump in first half profits.
Maersk Drilling ‘on track’ despite drop in earnings
Maersk Drilling has said it is “on track” to deliver its 2019 goals despite a £4m pre-tax loss for the first half of the year.
Maersk Drilling wins three-well UK contract with Perenco
Maersk Drilling has announced the award of a three-well contract in the UK North Sea with Perenco.
Maersk Drilling wins extension deal at Cnooc’s Buzzard field
Danish firm Maersk Drilling has announced the agreement of a 100-day extension deal for the Maersk Innovator to continue drilling the Buzzard field.
Newcomer Seapulse more than happy to play risk game
Recognising that exploration is an inherently risky business is the name of the game for newcomer Seapulse, which is working out new ways to play it.
$1bn to be saved by collaborating, Maersk Drilling boss says
A top boss at Maersk Drilling estimates the North Sea industry could save around $1 billion a year if it makes further in-roads on collaboration.
‘Breakaway’ drilling contractors condemned by union over ‘inferior offer’
A "breakaway" group of drilling contractors looking to offer different terms to workers have been condemned by a trade union.