Rigs (Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine)

Leed waits for "favourable" rig rates Jan 6, 2009 Leed Petroleum used the occasion of announcing new sales of gas to say it was deferring its 2009 capital expenditure programme until drilling ...
Solstad basks in $57M Petrobras hire Jan 6, 2009 Brazilian oil company Petrobras has hired an anhor-handling tug supply vessel from fleet owner Solstad Offshore to a long, lucrative contract ... Seadrill takes delivery of the deepwater drillship West Capella Dec 30, 2008 Seadrill has taken delivery of the ultra-deepwater drillship West Capella from Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea in line with the initial construction schedule. Leopard hunter: credit crunch killing '09 rig rates Dec 23, 2008 Elixir Petroleum been given four more months by the U.K. officials to drill the Leopard prospect in Block 211/18b, and the financial crisis has added ... Canada fronts $350M for Norwegian-dominated yard Dec 18, 2008 Norwegian-dominated Davies Yards of Quebec Canada has been offered up to C$350 million in export guarantees by a Canadian government ... By WILLIAM STOICHEVSKI Petrojack II rig sells to Saipem for $199M Dec 17, 2008 Norwegian rig-owning interests in the business owning the Petrojack II drill rig are selling the high-spec jack-up to a ... MEO provides update on Zeus-1 timing Dec 12, 2008 MEO has advised the following update on the timing of drilling Zeus-1. Bronco Drilling Co. notes rig-rate rise Dec 11, 2008 Oklahoma-based Bronco Drilling Company, Inc. has said the utilization of the Company’s drilling fleet was 81 percent for the month of November compared to ...	Seadrill extends contract for tender rig Dec 10, 2008 Seadrill and Brunei Shell Petroleum have in principle reached an agreement to extend the contract for the semi-tender rig West Pelaut. Fairstar secures transport contract with Northern Offshore Dec 8, 2008 Fairstar Heavy Transport NV (FAIR) has entered into an agreement with Northern Offshore U.K. to transport the drilling rig, “Energy Exerter” from Invergordon Baker Hughes November 2008 Rig Counts (PDF files) Dec 8, 2008 Baker Hughes Incorporated declares that the international rig count for November 2008 was 1,096, unchanged from the 1,096 counted in October 2008, and up 104 from the 992 counted in November 2007. Northern Offshore bags new contract for Jackup Energy Enhancer Dec 5, 2008 Northern Offshore says that its subsidiary, Northern Offshore U.K. Ltd, was awarded a contract with Centrica Resources Limited (Centrica), Seadrill rig finds $378M Angola gig Dec 5, 2008 Rig contractor Seadrill will deploy its high-spec, new-build tender rig West Berani II to Angola for Chevron and a ... Sinvest rig in $36M Indian re-hire Dec 2, 2008 Norwegian rig-owning interests in DDI Holding appear to have secured ... Bergen Group barge wins €5M order Dec 2, 2008 Norwegian offshore outfitter Bergen Group has won a contract to supply Germany firm NA Energy Consulting & Marketing with a ...
[ In Rigs ] Leed “moves on” to review GoM rigs Nexus, Samsung blame market, delay FPSO Seafox 7 awarded long-term charter in UK sector Dockwise steams back with rig moves Petroceltic secures rig for Algeria drilling program BHI Rig Count: U.S. - 75 @ 1866; Canada +6 @ 406 (PDF files) Deep Down gets $11.1 million Delba III Buoyancy contract Second option exercised for Safe Esbjerg Yantai-Raffles unveils rig-a-month monster Northern Offshore into profit on rig trio

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