Rig Equipment News in Egypt
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12/21/2015 - Leading global drilling and engineering contractor, KCA Deutag has sold its jack-up drilling unit, the Ben Loyal to Egyptian headquartered Advanced Energy Systems A.D.E.S. SAE for an undisclosed sum. ... |
| 2/8/2012 - Sea Dragon Energy has provided the following operational update for its Kom Ombo concession in Egypt. ... |
| 1/30/2012 - MENA has signed a contract with Petroservices Drilling Overseas (PSDO) of Egypt for the rental of their 750 HP rig Shams 1 in order to commence operations on its Lagia oil field development in Egypt. ... |
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12/29/2011 - Tug FAIRMOUNT SHERPA has successfully towed jack-up drilling rig BAHARIA I to her new position in the Zeit Bay oil field in the Gulf of Suez. The FAIRMOUNT SHERPA is one of five supertugs owned by Fai... |
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12/20/2011 - Fairmount Marine’s powerful tug FAIRMOUN SHERPA has safely towed the semi-submersible drilling rig NOBLE PAUL ROMANO from the Gulf of Mexico to Egypt. The tow was over a distance of close to 8,000 mil... |
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10/25/2011 - Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with BP for the ultra deepwater semi-submersible Maersk Discoverer for work initially offshore Egypt. The firm contract duration is four years and the contract al... |
| 9/8/2008 - PPL Shipyard, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has secured a contract from Egyptian Offshore Drilling Company, S.A.E. (EODC) for the construction of two units of jack-up rigs for a total contract valu... |
| 5/30/2007 - Eng. Sameh Fahmi, Minister of Petroleum announced the beginning of implementing the first plant for manufacturing onshore oil rigs in Egypt and the Middle East with a joint Egyptian – Chinese investme... |
| 2/5/2007 - Arsenal Energy Inc. announce that it, along with partners, has finalized a contract for a drilling rig (ECDC #2) that is scheduled to commence drilling operations on Arsenal’s 5.625 million acre Nuqra... |
| 12/26/2006 - Eng. Sameh Fahmi, Minister of Petroleum and the Chinese Ambassador to Cairo witnessed the signature of a contract for the establishment of the first Egyptian - Chinese company to manufacture onshore o... |
| 10/4/2006 - Nuqra Block 1, Egypt (50% working interest, Operator):TransGlobe Energy Corporation announced that Two firm wells (Narmer #1 and Set #1) and one optional well have been approved by the joint venture p... |
| 10/3/2006 - Atlantic Oilfield Services announced that the current marketing and management contract with Gulf Petroleum Investment (GPI) for the jack-up drilling rig Bennevis will continue another 2 years. GPI ha... |
| 9/4/2005 - EDC Rig 52, a new built heavy land rig, has been commissioned and commenced a two year contract with Bapetco in the Western Desert of Egypt. EDC Rig 52 spud its first well on 17 August 2005. EDC Rig 5... |
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9/23/2003 - One of the biggest rigs in the world will start deepwater drilling operations in the Shell concession of North East Mediterranean NEMED off Egyptian shore at depths ranging between 800 and 3000 meters... |
