Published Feb 18, 2026 3:06 am ET COSLProspector rig (Credit: COSL) Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well on the Vikingskipet prospect in the Barents Sea. Wildcat well 7018/5-2 was drilled in production license 1236, about 190 kilometers …

… a small but apparently commercial oil and gas accumulation close to the … Norwegian North Sea. The Askeladden semisubmersible drilled wildcat wells 33/12 … the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD), the discovery occurred during drilling of 33 …

… 73 offshore rigs, comprised of 33 ultra-deepwater (UDW) drillships, nine semisubmersibles and … past few years – Pacific Drilling, Maersk Drilling and Diamond Offshore – has been quickly … books for 2028. As the offshore drilling market comes to the end …

Global drilling giant Transocean has secured contract fixtures for two of its harsh environment semi-submersible rigs offshore Norway. The company, which is in the process of merging with rival Valaris, said the fixtures represent approximately $184 …

… abandonment services for 11 wells offshore Spain over a multi-year … , will take place from a semisubmersible vessel. Aquaterra will deploy a …

… more work for two semisubmersible drilling rigs operating offshore Norway, both from the …

THE DRAGON’S TALE —WHY T&T GOT THE LAST DANCE Feb 15, 2026 Features / Columnists, News An institutional history of geology, capital, geopolitics, and the slow monetisation of offshore gas By: Anthony Paul (Kaieteur News) – When Venezuela issued a …

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… lock in gains following the offshore driller';s move to a … two of its harsh environment semisubmersibles in Norway, expected to enhance … presence in the harsh-environment offshore drilling market. RIG Trades Below Key …

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