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Timeline set for Transocean rig to kick off gas search offshore Australia
03 Jul 2025 10:16 GMT
ConocoPhillips Australia (COPA), a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant ConocoPhillips, has confirmed its timeframe for the commencement of drilling activities in the Otway Basin, which will enable one of Transocean’s rigs to embark on a two- …
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Norwegian player’s oil & gas search hits a dry patch
25 Jun 2025 09:30 GMT
Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has come up empty after drilling an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea off the coast of Norway, with a semi-submersible rig owned by Italy’s Saipem.
Scarabeo 8 rig; Source: Saipem
Following a drilling permit for the …
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Fresh Barents Sea oil find offers tie-in opportunity for Equinor
30 Jun 2025 12:12 GMT
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has made an oil discovery at a field it operates in the Barents Sea using a rig owned by Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean.
Transocean Enabler rig; Credit: Jan Arne Wold/Equinor
As …
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Next cluster project the focus of Equinor's latest drilling drive
29 Jun 2025 10:50 GMT
A multi-well exploration campaign is under way offshore Norway as an Equinor-led joint venture aims to prove up more oil volumes to underpin a new cluster development.
Cluster developments of multiple small-to-medium size neighbouring discoveries are a …
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New cocaine trafficking methods: From stockpiling drugs until prices rise to using offshore drop-offs
29 Jun 2025 04:37 GMT
After two years of record seizures — including the historic bust of 13 tons hidden in a container in the Port of Algeciras in the Spanish province of Cádiz — drug trafficking networks are trying to evade police pressure with new methods to smuggle the drug …
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Floating solar module with 21.78% efficiency can withstand offshore conditions
27 Jun 2025 20:27 GMT
A Chinese company has developed a floating photovoltaic module that’s claimed to be suitable for offshore usage. Named NT10/60GT, the module is designed by GCL System Integration (GCL SI) in collaboration with Ocean Sun — a Norwegian marine solar …
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Salunda expands Latch Hawk rollout with new offshore deployment
27 Jun 2025 12:37 GMT
Salunda, a company specialising in digitised solutions for safety-critical industries, has strengthened its presence in the Americas deepwater region with the successful deployment of its Latch Hawk monitoring system on a semi-submersible rig.
The …
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Golden Energy Offshore clinches PSV fixture
27 Jun 2025 08:44 GMT
… OSV pure play Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has won … Vår Energi to support the semisubmersible rig Deepsea Yantai.
The … Norwegian Sea, where it will drill well 6406/11- … have not been disclosed. Offshore shipbrokers estimate the fixture between …
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UK Supreme Court upholds HMRC's analysis of allowable offshore deductions
26 Jun 2025 19:46 GMT
Drilling company will have to settle a near GBP 7 million tax bill following highest court’s interp...
Drilling company will have to settle a near GBP 7 million tax bill following highest court’s interpretation of the term ‘incidental use’.
The UK Supreme …
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Transocean Encourage Rig Up for Norwegian Sea Drilling Job
26 Jun 2025 21:24 GMT
… -built offshore drilling unit is a 6th generation fully winterized, harsh environment semisubmersible … rig with automated drilling control specially designed for …