Bloomberg News: Transocean and Seadrill in merger talks
Bloomberg News reported Wednesday that offshore drilling provider Transocean was in merger talks with Seadrill Ltd. The report came from people who were familiar with the situation. It said that the companies are currently discussing the possible structure of a merger.
Seadrill CEO: Seadrill is looking to acquire assets and engage in M&A.
Seadrill, an offshore drilling contractor, is looking to merge with other companies or buy more assets. John Fredriksen, a Norwegian billionaire, lost control of his company, which was once the largest drilling company in the world by market capital…
Analysts say that new drilling technology could bring billions of barrels worth of oil within reach.
Analysts said that a breakthrough in oil production which producers claim can safely tap fields with ultra-high pressure could bring up to 5 billion barrels previously unaccessible crude into production. Chevron announced…
Buyers Reportedly Line-up for a Crack at Seadrill
Noble Corp and a consortium that includes Transocean Ltd and Dolphin Drilling are competing to acquire the assets of Seadrill Ltd, the bankrupt offshore oil driller controlled by Norwegian-born tycoon John Fredriksen…
Transocean Disposing Of Two Semi-Submersibles
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean is disposing of a pair of floating drilling units, the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig GSF Development Driller II, and the midwater semi-sub Transocean 712.The 2005…
Offshore: OSV Market Report
The environment in oil patches onshore and offshore alike has been challenging throughout 2019; worries about an economic slowdown – whether cyclical or induced by a trade war – have weighed heavily on oil prices, even…
Hurricane Energy Spuds Lincoln Crestal
UK-based oil exploration and production company Hurricane Energy said it has spudded the second of three wells on the Greater Warwick Area in the UK North Sea.Well 205/26b-B well, or Lincoln Crestal, was was spudded…
Saipem Push with US Drillers Draws a Blank
Italian oil services company Saipem is trying to lure big U.S.
Wellesley Hits Dry Well in North Sea
Norwegian oil and gas exploration company Wellesley Petroleum has drilled another dry well in the Norwegian section of the North Sea, 220 kilometers northwest of Stavanger.The explorer for oil and gas sees second dry…
Transocean: Ultra-deepwater Drilling Rates Could Double
Rates for hiring offshore rigs to drill in ultra deepwaters such as the U.S. Gulf of Mexico could double over the next couple of years as the market recovers, the head of the world's largest offshore driller by market…
Maersk Drilling Mulls Listing in Recovering Market
Drilling rig contractor Maersk Drilling, which will soon list on the Copenhagen stock exchange, said the offshore drilling market is improving as oil firms generate more cash and look to boost reserves.A fall in oil prices…
OPITO Appoints Director to Support Global Operations
OPITO has appointed Stuart Clow as Director with a remit focused on supporting industry safety through high-quality training and competency standards.Clow has over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry in a…
Brasse Wells Disappoints Faroe Petroleum
Faroe Petroleum has failed to find hydrocarbons at its Brasse East exploration well in the Norwegian North Sea, while the Brasse appraisal sidetrack well encountered hydrocarbons.The Aberdeen-headquartered firm said that…
Transocean: $830M Drilling Contract for Ultra Deepwater Drillship
While the late 2018 oil price swoon has put a damper on an otherwise positive year for offshore energy markets, Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) ends the year on a positive, signing a construction management contract, as well…
Faroe Petroleum Spuds Well off Norway Coast
Aberdeen-headquartered Faroe Petroleum has started drilling the Brasse East exploration well off the coast of Norway.The oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities…
Offshore Drillers Eye Recovery by 2020
Battered oil and gas drilling companies are finally seeing piecemeal signs that the prices they charge for offshore rigs are bottoming out with Brent crude selling for more than $80 a barrel and some are forecasting a…
Transocean Norge to Drill for Equinor
Equinor has awarded Transocean a contract for drilling six wells on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) by use of the Transocean Norge mobile rig. Drilling start-up is scheduled for the summer of 2019.The rig has also…
Fugro Secures E&P Support Contracts
Fugro has won three contracts with BHP Petroleum (Deepwater) Inc., which see the company delivering a range of specialist services to support exploration and production operations in Trinidad and Tobago and the Gulf of…
Transocean Eyes Improved Day Rates, Contract in Late 2019
Offshore driller Transocean expects rates to lease drilling rigs to improve and contracting activity to pick up in late 2019, an outlook that drove its decision for the recently announced $2.7 billion purchase of rival Ocean Rig, Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Thigpen s
Transocean to Buy Ocean Rig in $2.7 Bln Deal
Offshore oil driller Transocean Ltd said on Tuesday it would buy peer Ocean Rig UDW Inc in a $2.7 billion cash-and-stock deal, its second major acquisition this year as the company bets on a recovery in the offshore sector.The…
