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Noble lands nine rig awards, enters Norwegian floater market
Noble Corporation announced new contract awards for nine rigs worth approximately $1.3 billion of backlog, including a three-year contract for the harsh environment semisubmersible Noble
Beacon brings Zephyrus field onstream, completes second well in US Gulf
Beacon Offshore Energy started oil and natural gas production from the Zephyrus field in the US Gulf of Mexico, following startup of the initial development
Equinor, partners discover oil offshore Norwegian Sea
Equinor and its partners have discovered oil in wildcat well 6507/8-12 S in production license 124 B on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The well tested
Vår Energi delivers well test results at Goliat Ridge
Vår Energi announced the completion of the appraisal well with two production tests on the Zagato structure in the Goliat Ridge discovery in the Barents
Patterson-UTI to lease two rigs to Archer
Patterson-UTI signed a multi-year agreement to lease two high-spec APEX 1500 drilling rigs to Archer. The rigs will support Archer’s operations in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta
Norway awards 57 production licenses to 19 companies in APA 2025 round
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has offered 57 new production licenses to 19 companies on the Norwegian continental shelf in the APA 2025 licensing round.
Saipem’s Perro Negro 7 jackup to resume Saudi Arabia operations
Saipem will restart operations of the Perro Negro 7 jackup in Saudi Arabia beginning this month. The contract, which was awarded to Saipem in 2011
Equinor awards Archer P&A contract for 30 subsea wells
Archer was awarded an integrated Plug and Abandonment (P&A) contract with Equinor for 30 subsea wells. The firm contract term is three years including two