Rig Operators News
| Yemen >> 11/21/2005 - Vintage Petroleum, Inc. announced that the An Nagyah #18 well in Yemen has tested light (43 degree API) oil from the sub-salt Upper Lam “B” formation. The well is the sixth horizontal well drilled in ... |
| Cameroon >> 11/17/2005 - BowLeven has signed a drilling contract with GlobalSantaFe corporation to continue its drilling campaign offshore Cameroon, West Africa. The agreement covers the drilling of four wells as part of the ... |
| Australia >> 11/17/2005 - In late October 2005, ROC commenced a 4 plus 4 month drilling contract with Ensco Australia Pty Ltd when it received the jack-up drilling rig, Ensco 67. Following the drilling of the first well under ... |
| United States >> 11/16/2005 - Helmerich & Payne, Inc. had signed separate term agreements with two exploration and production companies to operate a total of nine new FlexRig4s(R). Each rig agreement includes a minimum term of at ... |
| Austria >> 11/16/2005 - Non-OPEC rig count stood at 2,625 rigs in October, which represents an increase of 67 rigs compared to the previous month. Of the total, 289 rigs were operating offshore and 2,336 onshore. In terms of... |
| Austria >> 10/17/2005 - Non-OPEC rig count stood at 2,558 rigs in September, which represents a decline of 42 rigs compared to the previous month. Of the total, 289 rigs were operating offshore and 2,274 onshore. In terms of... |
| Austria >> 9/15/2005 - Non-OPEC rig count stood at 2,600 rigs, which represents an increase of 71 rigs compared to the previous month from a revised figure. Of the total, 292 rigs were operating offshore and 2,308 onshore. ... |
| Austria >> 8/17/2005 - Non-OPEC rig count stood at 2,469 rigs, which represents an increase of 187 rigs compared to the previous month. Of the total, 493 rigs were operating offshore and 1,976 onshore. In terms of the oil a... |
| Nigeria >> 5/18/2005 - May 17, 2005 Mart Resources, Inc. (TSX-V: MMT), wishes to announce that a service rig is on location and work has commenced on the re-entry and testing of the Eremor #1 well in the Eremor Oil Field, ... |
| Papua-New Guinea >> 4/19/2005 - InterOil Corporation announced that it has completed the mobilization of the rig and is currently ‘rigging-up’ the drilling rig on the Black Bass Prospect, the company’s next exploration target. Altho... |
| Nigeria >> 3/30/2005 - Prosafe Rigs Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Prosafe ASA, has been awarded a contract extension of 30 days commencing from 6 July 2005 for SNEPCO (Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Company)... |
| Egypt >> 3/8/2005 - The contract entailed six workover rigs for operation in the Western Desert categorized as follows; two 750 HP rigs, EDC Rig 90 new build and a refurbi... |
| Qatar >> 3/2/2005 - The Board of Directors of KS Tech Ltd is pleased to announce that the Company has been appointed by Gulf Drilling International Limited (“GDI”) for the procurement and project management of the conver... |
| United States >> 2/14/2005 - HOUSTON -Feb. 14, 2005--Transocean Inc. today announced that Shell Exploration and Production Company has awarded a contract and contract extension totaling a possible $228 million for two of the comp... |
| Tunisia >> 1/3/2005 - Prosafe Rigs Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Prosafe ASA, has been awarded a letter of intent by Bechtel Overseas Corporation for the semi-submersible accommodation/service rig Safe Scandinavia ... |
| Iran >> 12/30/2004 - TEHRAN – Managing director of the National Iranian drilling company noted that at the moment 17 drilling rigs belonging to the company are active in in... |
| Angola >> 8/19/2004 - Prosafe Rigs Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Prosafe ASA, has received a letter of intent from Total E&P Angola as the Operator of Block 17 offshore Angola for the use of MSV Regalia in relation to ... |
| Congo >> 12/15/2003 - Smedvig has been awarded a letter of intent by Total Congo for the self-erecting tender rig T-8. The drilling assignment in Congo, West Africa, has a firm duration of 105 days, with options for an add... |
