‘Accident waiting to happen’: Valaris fined £130k after North Sea crane boom collapse
Drilling company Valaris (NYSE: VAL) has been fined £130,000 by an Aberdeen court following a North Sea crane boom collapse in 2016.
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Rowan Drilling hit with HSE improvement notice
Rowan Drilling has been handed an improvement notice from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following an inspection of its Rowan Gorilla V jackup rig.
Rowan buys two new drilling rigs to replace older jack-ups
Rowan Drilling has announced the purchase of two jack-up rigs from Petrobras for a price of $35.8 million each.
Rowan Drilling HSE notice rumbles on five months after crane boom collapse
Rowan Drilling is continuing to make changes after it was hit with a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) improvement notice five months ago.
Investigation after Rowan Drilling crane boom collapses on North Sea rig
An investigation is underway after the extraction of crude petroleum from a jack-up rig in the North Sea when a crane boom collapsed.
Rowan Drilling hit with PSA notice
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said it found a number of non-conformities on the Rowan Viking facility regarding emergency preparedness and logistics.
Family of Aberdeen oilman raises £15,000 in his memory
The widow of a north-east oilman who died of a rare cancer has collected thousands of pounds for the hospice that looked after him in his final days.
Rowan Drilling to reduce headcount
Rowan Drilling UK is said to be considering reducing its headcount by up to 900 positions. The Aberdeen-based company is understood to have issued an “at risk notice” to its entire workforce. According to reports, offshore employees of Rowan Drilling UK North Sea have also received a second communication which notified them the redundancy consultation process had begun.