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Drillship to be reactivated for Southeast Asian operator
26 Jan 2026 00:00 GMT
Seadrill has secured a contract in Southeast Asia to reactivate its last available ultra-deepwater drillship, adding $157 million to its backlog.
The drillship West Capella has been idle in Malaysia since about March 2025, but before then had worked almost …
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Equinor hits gas with new Norway discovery
25 Jan 2026 15:22 GMT
Another subsea tie-back project is on the cards in Norway with Equinor and joint venture partner Orlen Upstream Norway making a gas and condensate discovery with the Sissel well in the mature Sleipner area.
The discovery comes hot on the heels of the …
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Equinor granted Norwegian Sea drilling permit
24 Jan 2026 01:25 GMT
… permit by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate to drill in the Norwegian Sea … 124 from the Transocean Encourage semisubmersible drilling rig.
Equinor is operator of …
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Go-ahead for Aker BP to use Floatel’s vessel at Norwegian offshore field
23 Jan 2026 20:01 GMT
The Norwegian offshore safety regulator has given Aker BP consent to deploy one of Floatel’s semi-submersible accommodation and construction support vessels at a field off the coast of Norway.
Floatel Endurance; Source: Aker BP
The Norwegian Ocean Industry …
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Equinor Cleared for Drilling Ops in Norwegian Sea
23 Jan 2026 11:47 GMT
Published
Jan 23, 2026 4:22 am ET
Transocean Encourage drilling rig (Credit: Transocean)
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.
The permit is for wellbore 6507/8-D-4 CH in …
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Equinor’s drilling ops with Transocean rig in the clear
23 Jan 2026 09:36 GMT
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has secured the green light from the Norwegian authorities for drilling activities in the Norwegian Sea, which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean, an offshore drilling player.
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Equinor makes two near-field discoveries offshore Norway
22 Jan 2026 12:40 GMT
… according to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) indicate … recoverable.
The semisubmersible Deepsea Atlantic drilled the well in … It encountered condensate-rich gas in sandstone layers in … The well intersected multiple oil-bearing sandstone layers in …
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Norway oil discovery provides fresh insight on mature field
22 Jan 2026 09:28 GMT
Equinor and its partners have drilled a successful oil exploration well near the mature Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea.
The well on the Othello South prospect in Block PL 124B was drilled in water depths of 374 metres using the semi-submersible …
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Equinor and ORLEN Find Gas, Condensate in North Sea
20 Jan 2026 10:39 GMT
Published
Jan 20, 2026 3:19 am ET
Deepsea Atlantic rig (Credit: Odfjell Drilling)
Equinor and its partner ORLEN have discovered gas and condensate in an exploration well drilled in the North Sea.
The find was made in the Sissel prospect in production …
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Foresea Holding S.A. Announces Consent Solicitation for Senior Secured Notes due 2030
24 Jan 2026 00:26 GMT
… a leading offshore drilling company, focused on offering intelligent drilling solutions in offshore drilling, with … fleet of four UDW drillships and one semisubmersible and provides operational and …