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International

Transocean To Buy Offshore Rig Contractor Valaris For $5.8 Billion

Oilfield services firm Transocean will acquire offshore rig contractor Valaris in an all-stock deal valued at ~$5.8B, where Valaris shareholders…
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International

Petrobras wins approval to resume drilling in Brazil’s Foz do Amazonas frontier

Brazil’s oil regulator has authorized Petrobras to resume drilling operations in the environmentally sensitive Foz do Amazonas region, reopening one…
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Contracts

Noble secures new offshore drilling contracts worth $1.3bn

The contracts include a three-year deal for the Noble GreatWhite semi-submersible, boosting the company’s operations in Norway. Noble, an offshore…
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Contracts

Valaris scores $190M new offshore drilling and wind contracts

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a series of new contracts and extensions worth about $190 million in the North…
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Decommissioning

Transocean sells four idle drilling rigs for demolition

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has sold four idle rigs for demolition, according to a weekly market report from Wirana Shipping.…
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Contracts

Weatherford wins $147 million Petrobras contract for tubular running services

Weatherford International plc has been awarded a three-year, $147 million contract by Petrobras to deliver Tubular Running Services (TRS) across…
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Regional

Drill, maybe, drill: Why North Sea oil and gas will not meet UK energy needs

Kemi Badenoch’s promise to “maximise” oil and gas extraction has put clear North Sea water between her party and the…
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Regional

Oil and gas industry touts ‘tiebacks’ to boost North Sea production

Viability of linking new production to existing hubs explored as calls grow for extensions to existing licences For Donald Trump,…
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Regional

Norway restarts North Sea drilling licences as UK faces calls to lift ban

Norway has reopened oil and gas exploration in the North Sea for the first time since 2021, prompting opposition parties…
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International

ExxonMobil’s new gas discovery springs into view offshore Cyprus

Two energy giants, U.S.-headquartered ExxonMobil and Qatar’s QatarEnergy, have made a new gas find off the coast of Cyprus, using…

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