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Acquisition of the Caspian Explorer

The Well-Safe Guardian is no longer considered a drilling/tender rig and is now represented in WoodMacs USC vessel DB

Maersk Drilling sells jack-up rig Maersk Completer

Well-Safe Acquire Ocean Guardian

Noble Energy Terminates the Contract for the Atwood Advantage

Further Delay for New Build Jackup

53/6-A Well Starts Drilling on the Porcupine Basin

Maersk Interceptor to drill on the Hyrokkin Prospect

Oyo-9 Drilling Update

Delivery Delay for the West Rigel

Sevan Developer Delivery Deferral

Safety Clearence for Wisting

Kick-off for Statoil’s UK exploration campaign

Contract Termination for ther Bolette Dolphin

Statoil receives consent for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea

Consent for exploration drilling using Leiv Eiriksson

Maersk Convincer takes over contract from Maersk Completer

Consent to use Bideford Dolphin on the Snorre field

Dry well west of the Volund field in the North Sea – 24/9-11 S

Statoil receives consent for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea

Statoil receives consent for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea

Naga 2 Spuds Ophir Wells

Stena Drilling cancels newbuilding construction contract for semi-sub Stena MidMAX

Further Delivery Delay for Sevan Developer

Aker BP receives consent to use Transocean Arctic at Alvheim

Eni receives consent to use Scarabeo 8 at Goliat

FAN South-1 Well Spud

Brasse Appraisal Well Spuds

Hyperdynamics commences drilling operations in Guinea on the back of amended contract with Pacific Drilling

Zama-1 Spudded

Consent to use Bideford Dolphin at Vigdis

Senegal SNE-6 Appraisal Well result

Keppel on track to deliver state-of-the-art drilling rig in Azerbaijan

Topaz on Location at Bualuang

Consent to use Mærsk Invincible at Valhall

Ayame-1X Well Result

Dry well west of the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea – 6705/7-1

Alta Appraisal Well Spudded

Brasse Appraisal Well Consent

Rowan Highest Bidder for Petrobras Jackups

Audit of Transocean Arctic

Octanex Awaiting Naga 2

Lundin receives consent for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea

Statoil receives consent to use Songa Encourage at Troll

Next Well for the Murmanskaya Jackup

Driling on Blocl PM3, North Bunga Orkid 4, offshore Terengganu

Transocean Spitsbergen Completes Repsol Contract

Bolette Dolphin Completes Gorgon-1 in Colombia

Drilling permit for well 31/7-2 S in production licence 740

Acknowledgement of Compliance for Maersk Invincible

Delineation of oil and gas discovery 7120/1-3 (Gohta) in the Barents Sea – 7120/1-5

HYSY 982 Launched in China

Deepsea Metro I to Demobilise from Galoc Well

Ayamé-1X Well Spud

Galoc-7ST-1 Drilling Results

Seadrill Agrees to Sell Three Jack-ups for $225 million

Al Lulu Jackup Delivered

West Capricorn to Return to Service

CHC Wins Contract with Providence Resources PLC

Delineation of the Edvard Grieg field in the North Sea – 16/1-27

Statoil receives consent for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea

Edvard Grieg appraisal well completed

Construction Delay

Drilling permit for well 24/9-11 S in production licence 150 B

Drilling permit for wellbore 7121/8-1 in production licence 849

Rig Delivery

Vantage Drilling International Announces Acquisition

Eni makes a new gas and condensates discovery offshore Libya

CHC Announces New Contract with Faroe Petroleum

Drilling permit for well 7220/11-4 in production licence 609

Statoil receives consent for exploration drilling in block 7121

Borr Drilling Intends to Acquire 15 High-Specification Jackup Rigs from Transocean

Dry well northwest of the 7220/8-1 Johan Castberg discovery in the Barents Sea – 7318/12-2

Boné Exploration Well Results

Wärtsilä to optimise performance and uptime of four Songa Offshore drilling rigs

Seadrill Limited Announces Settlement of West Mira Arbitration

Minor gas discovery east of the Alve field in the Norwegian Sea – 6507/3-12 and 6507/3-12 A

Consent to use Songa Enabler at Snøhvit

Repsol receives consent for exploration drilling

Aker BP receives consent to drill an exploration well at Volund

Drilling permit for well 6507/3-12 A in production licence 159 B

Island Innovator has left Hanøytangen

Drilling permit for well 6705/7-1 in production licence 705

Newbuild Jackup Delivered to National Drilling Company

Oil discovery in the Filicudi prospect in the southern Barents Sea

Rig Delivered

New Build Delivery

Ocean Rig Athena On Route to Greece

Drilling permit for well 16/1-27 in production licence 338

Gas discovery on the Valemon field in the North Sea – 34/11-6 S

Eni successfully appraises Merakes discovery offshore Kalimantan, Indonesia

Lundin receives consent for exploration drilling on the Edvard Grieg field

Statoil receives consent to use Songa Encourage for well activities

Borr Drilling Limited completes the delivery of jack-up rigs from Hercules Offshore

Newbuild Delay

Oil and gas discovery northwest of 7220/11-1 (Alta) in the Barents Sea - 7219/12-1 and 7219/12-1 A

Licence Update Frontier Exploration Licence 2/14 Southern Porcupine Basin

Drilling permit for wellbore 7219/12-1 A in production licence 533

Drilling permit for wellbore 6507/3-12 in production licence 159 B

Statoil awarding service contracts for two Cat J rigs

Songa Encourage update

Phoenix South-2 Well Update

Halifax 205/23-A - Well Spud

Boné (Dazzler) exploration well commences and Brasse appraisal well added to 2017 drilling programme

ExxonMobil Announces New Oil Discoveries Offshore Guyana

North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. announces amendment to agreement with Jurong Shipyard

Maersk Drilling takes delivery of newbuild Maersk Invincible

Hyperdynamics to Engage a More Advanced Drillship from Pacific Drilling for its Upcoming Guinea Exploration Drilling Campaign

Update on Fatala-1 preperations

Water leakage in pump room on Songa Encourage

Keppel FELS signs settlement agreement and sale contract

Conclusion of Tanzania Drilling

Statoil receives consent for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea

Lundin receives consent for exploration drilling

Oil discovery east of the Frigg field in the North Sea - 25/2-18 S, 25/2-18 A, 25/2-18 B and 25/2-18 C

Drilling permit for wellbore 7318/12-1 in production licence 716

Delivery of seventh rig to National Drilling Company

Audit of West Elara

Drilling permit for well 16/2-22 S in production licence 265

The World’s First R-550D Jack-Up Rig Is Successfully Delivered

Eni receives consent for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea

Drilling permit for wellbore 7120/1-5 in production licence 492

New Crane for Kan Tan 7

Delivery Delay

Frigstad Offshore exits from investment

Asset Sold for Scrap

Hercules Enters in to Sale Agreement for two Jackups

Oil and gas discovery east of Johan Castberg in the Barents Sea - 7220/6-2 R

Fire on “Scarabeo 5”

Fire on Scarabeo 5 put out

Stena Don Stacked in Norway

Consent to use Scarabeo 5 at Njord

Delivery of Jackup

Songa Enabler suspended

Historic Bedout Sub-basin flow test

Two minor gas/condensate/oil discoveries in the Norwegian Sea - 6407/7-9 S and 6407/7-9 A

Gas/condensate discovery northeast of the Martin Linge field in the North Sea - 30/4-3 S

Well incident at Songa Endurance

Maersk Drilling names fourth and final XLE jack-up rig

Deepening of appraisal well 7220/11-3 A in the Barents Sea – 7220/11-3 AR

Delivery of jackup rig to Shelf Drilling

Drilling permit for well 7219/12-1 in production licence 533

Gas and oil discovery northeast of the Gjøa field in the North Sea – 36/7-4

Minor oil discovery near the Vega field in the North Sea – 35/11-19 S, 35/11-20 S, 35/11-20 A and 35/11-20 B

http://www.t-s-c.com/news/group-news/harmoni-victory-jack-up-named-one-of-two-indonesian-flagged-rigs/

Dry well northwest of the Ekofisk field in the North Sea - 1/5-5

Drilling permit for wellbore 25/2-18 A in production licence 442

Lundin receives consent for exploration drilling

Mærsk Gallant drills to record depths on Norwegian shelf

Seadrill Receives Notice of Contract Cancellation for the West Pegasus

Bollsta Dolphin Settlement

Arrival of jackup rigs

Maersk Highlander Named

Contract Termination

Njord North Flank-2 exploration well commences drilling in the Norwegian Se

WA-320-P DRIFTWOOD-1 FINAL DRILLING UPDATE

Consent to use Maersk Interceptor at Ivar Aasen

Tam Dao 05 Jack Up Rig Handover Ceremony

Heavy lift completes Semco Maritime rebuilding of Maersk Guardian

ISDS first for DNV GL classed Ocean Greatwhite - world’s largest semi-submersible

Drilling permit for well 35/11-20 B in production licence 248 F

Dry well north of the Hanz discovery in the North Sea - 25/10-15 S

Dry well northeast of Johan Castberg in the Barents Sea - 7222/1-1

Consent to use Songa Enabler at Snøhvit

Det norske receives consent for exploration drilling

Consent to use Songa Delta at Tune

Aqualis Offshore oversees transport of world’s largest jack-up rig

Songa Enabler commencement of drilling contract

Drilling for replenishment of Snøhvit gas

Shell announces Fort Sumter discovery in Gulf of Mexico

Maersk Valiant contract cancelled

Drilling permit for well 25/2-18 S in production licence 442

ALE 30,000t load-out uses unique skidding system

Drilling permit for well 7220/6-2 R in production licence 609

Lundin Petroleum commences the 2016 southern Barents Sea drilling campaign

Seco 702 Held for Sale

Acknowledgement of Compliance for Songa Enabler

Skipper Update

Engie spuds Cara

Newbuild Delivery

Sembcorp Marine delivers Noble Lloyd Noble, the world’s largest jack-up rig, to Noble Corporation

Keppel AmFELS delivers fifth jackup rig to Perforadora Central

Skipper Update

Oil and gas discovery south of the Brage field in the North Sea - 31/7-1 and 31/7-1 A

Roc-2 well commences drilling

Dry well south of the Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea – 16/5-6

Hercules Offshore, Inc. Announces Agreement to Sell the Hercules 267 by Hercules International Drilling Ltd.

AAL G Sand appraisal well operations complete

Drilling permit for well 35/11-20 A in production licence 248 F

Lancaster 205/21a-7 Well Spud

Outtrim East-1 well update

http://www.tapoil.com.au/irm/PDF/2336/WA320PCommitmentWellDriftwood1

Skipper Appraisal Well Update

ExxonMobil Says Second Well Offshore Guyana Confirms Significant Oil Discovery

Contract Termination

Award of Contract for Semi-Submersible Tender Assist Drilling Rig SKD Berani by JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Malaysia) Limited

Extension of Contract for Semi-Submersible Tender Assist Drilling Rig, SKD Jaya by BP Trinidad & Tobago LLC

Operational Update for WilPhoenix

Consent for use of Songa Encourage

Consent for exploration drilling for Det norske oljeselskap

Notice of Suspension for Bideford Dolphin

CNSOPB permits resumption of drilling with conditions

Drilling permit for wellbore 31/7-1 A in production licence 740

Songa Delta suspended

Drilling permit for well 25/10-15 S in production licence 626

Operational Update for WilPhoenix

Oil and Gas Discovery at the Brasse Exploration Well

AAL G Sand appraisal well drilling update

PDO for Oseberg Vestflanken 2 sanctioned

Drilling permit for well 7222/1-1 in production licence 226

Delivery Delay for Perisai Pacific 102

Divestment of Ben Rinnes Jack-Up Drilling Unit

Minor gas/condensate discovery southwest of the Oseberg South field in the North Sea - 30/11-13

Drilling permit for well 7220/11-3 AR in production licence 609

Saipem awarded new drilling contracts worth approximately €150 million

Drilling permit for well 36/7-4 in production licence 636

North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. announces amendment to agreement with Jurong

Skipper Appraisal Well rescheduled for July 2016

INPEX to Commence Exploratory Offshore Drilling in Japan

HAKURYU-10 receives Total E&P 2015 Best Rig Performance Award

Consent for exploration drilling for Tullow Oil Norge AS

Rosneft commences drilling in the Sea of Okhotsk

Pemex issues certificate of acceptance for Impetus

Sembcorp Marine delivers jack-up rig Maersk Highlander

Drilling permit for wells 30/11-14, 30/11-14 A and 30/11-14 B in production licence 035

Minor oil discovery and dry appraisal well southwest of the Oseberg Sør field in the North Sea - 30/11-12 S and 30/11-12 A

Maersk Drilling acquires newbuild harsh environment jack-up rig with a five-year drilling contract

Delineation of the 16/1-7 oil discovery in the North Sea – 16/1-26 S and 16/1-26 A

Sri Trang final drilling update

Consent for exploration drilling for Eni Norge

Small oil discovery and dry well near the Vega field in the North Sea – 35/8-6 S and 35/8-6 A

Seadrill Receives Notice of Contract Cancellation for the West Hercules

Cancellation of rig contract

Rowan to receive $215 million payment plus potential $30 million in contingent payments

Drilling permit for well 31/7-1 in production licence 740

Senegal Drilling Update: Successful SNE-4 appraisal well

Drilling permit for well 30/4-3 S in production licence 040/043

Drilling permit for well 16/5-6 – Production licence 776

AAL JV spuds G Sand appraisal well

Drilling permit for wellbore 35/11-19 S in production licence 248 F

SDLP - Termination of the West Capella

Delivery Delay for the KS Orient Star 2

Consent for exploration drilling for Faroe Petroleum

Consent for exploration drilling for Wintershall

Consent for exploration drilling for Faroe Petroleum

Noble Corporation plc Announces Agreement with Freeport-McMoRan

Kosmos Energy Announces Significant Gas Discovery Offshore Senegal

Atwood Falcon to be Sold for Scrap

Byron SM 71 #1 Oil and Gas Discovery

Total begins exploratory drilling

Manora Oil Development Completed

Operational Update for WilPhoenix

Ocean Rig Announces Acquisition of Ultra Deepwater Drillship

Byron SM 71 #1 Oil and Gas Discovery

Transocean Ltd. Announces Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Delay

Drilling permit for well 30/11-13 in production licence 035/272

Repair work completed

Spud of SNE-4 appraisal well

Ralph Coffman on route to Suriname

Sevan Developer Delivery Deferral Agreement Second Extension

Hai Yang Shi You 937 Won a 180-day Renewal Drilling Contract in Indonesia

Drilling permit for well 16/1-26 A in production licence 001 B

Minor oil discovery and dry well southwest of the Oseberg South field in the North Sea - 30/11-11 S and 30/11-11 A

Drilling permit for wells 30/11-12 S and 30/11-12 A in production licence 035

Drilling permit for well 35/8-6 A in production licence 248

CIMC Raffles Held “KAN TAN QI HAO” Jackup Naming and Delivery Ceremony

SM 71 #1 Well Drilling Ahead

Commencement of drilling contract for Songa Encourage

Statoil has received consent to drill the two exploration wells 30/11-12 S and 30/11-12 A in the North Sea

The PSA has given Statoil consent to use the Stena Don mobile drilling facility for drilling and completion of wells 35/11-B-22 and B-13

OMV operated successful horizontal appraisal well for Wisting in Norway

Delineation of the 7324/8-1 (Wisting) oil discovery in the Barents Sea – 7324/7-3

Hercules Offshore, Inc. Announces Contract Extension for the Hercules 266

Operations Update: UK Central North Sea Licence P2013

SM 71 #1 Well Spuds in Gulf of Mexico

AWDR - Operational Update for WilPhoenix

Island Drilling Company ASA is addressing its long term financing structure

Delivery of Songa Enabler

The 2nd Ultra-deep-water Semisubmersible Drilling Rig Mating In CIMC Raffles

Sevan Drilling Ltd: Sevan Drilling Ltd amends drilling contracts and secures new employment for Sevan Driller

Mærsk Deliverer contract cancelled

Delivery of Cantarell I and II

Exploration well on Bakassi West, Cameroon, Manatee-1, Well Results

Steel Cutting Ceremony Held For R-550D AOD2 (H6006) Main Hull

SDRL - Announces contract extension for West Tellus

Atwood Oceanics Announces Program Changes for Australia Rigs

Kosmos Energy Announces Successful Appraisal of Gas Discovery Offshore Mauritania and Senegal

Leiv Eiriksson contract to Westcon

BEL-1 well starts drilling offshore Senegal

Consent to use West Epsilon for permanent well plugging

Drilling permit for well 35/8-6 S in production licence 248

Drilling permit for well 30/11-11 B in production licence 035

Drilling permit for well 30/11-11 S in production licence 035

Drilling permit for well 16/1-26 S in production licence 001 B

MSS1 to Invergordon

Transocean Ltd. Announces High-Specification Jackup Delivery Delay

Dry well southwest of 16/4-6 S (Luno II) in the North Sea – 16/4-10

Statoil terminating rig contract

Lundin Petroleum completes Maligan exploration well, offshore Malaysia

Spudding of high impact exploration well on Bakassi West, Cameroon

Dry well northwest of the 7224/6-1 (Arenaria) gas discovery in the Barents Sea – 7224/2-1

Dry well northeast of the Garantiana discovery in the North Sea - 34/6-4

Update On Newbuild Jackup Noble Lloyd Noble

Production drilling started on Johan Sverdrup

Operational Update for WilPhoenix

Island Innovator to Hanoytangen

Wintershall Norge AS receives consent for exploration drilling

Minor gas discovery near the Oseberg field in the North Sea – 30/9-28 S

Transocean Ltd. Receives Early Termination Notice on GSF Development Driller I

Vantage Drilling International Announces Agreement for Tungsten Explorer

Orca Exploration announces the completion of the offshore workover and drilling program phase of its Songo Songo Main Field development programme

Total E&P Norge A/S takes over jack-up Mærsk Gallant from Statoil

Construction deferred by 19 months

Drilling commences at first well in the Gulf of Mexico

Termination of drilling contract

Rig Mobilised for SM 6 #2 Well

Wilhunter SPS and Stacking

Drilling Commences on Baobab Marine-1 Well

Update on SM 6 #2 Well

Transocean Ltd. Announces Customer Early Terminates The Discoverer Deep Seas

Maersk Developer to be Stacked

Consent to use Rowan Norway at Ekofisk 2/4 B

TSC’s First High Specification R-550D Jack-Up Rig Qualifies For Work In Indonesia

Retirement of Noble Charles Copeland

Retirement of Noble Discoverer

Atlantica Delta arrived in Pointe Noire, Congo

Lundin Petroleum commences Maligan exploration well, offshore Malaysia

Extension of Skipper Licence

Kosmos Energy Announces Significant Gas Discovery Offshore Senegal

Keppel FELS delivers first rig of the year safely and on time

Lundin Petroleum completes Bambazon exploration well, offshore Malaysia

Lundin Petroleum spuds exploration well on the Fosen prospect, offshore Norway

COSL Completed a High-quality Workover Integrated Operation with a Semi-submersible Rig

Ocean Rig announces notice of termination for the Ocean Rig Olympia

Dry well near the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea – 6407/10-4

EDrill-2 Arrives at First Location

Deepsea Stavanger Awarded Drilling Contract with JX Nippon

Dry well west of the Balder field in the North Sea – 25/10-14 S

SDRL - Announces Agreement with DSME Shipyard

Update on Contract for the Provision of Tender Assist Drilling Rig "SKD T-20"

Contract for SKD Esperanza

Consent for exploration drilling

Stena Carron Contract with Esso

Rescheduling of Skipper Well

Consent for drilling operations using Transocean Winner

Lundin Petroleum completes Imbok exploration well, offshore Malaysia

Lundin Petroleum commences Bambazon exploration well, offshore Malaysia

Acknowledgement of Compliance for Songa Endurance

Statoil receives consent for exploration drilling in the North Sea

Woodside Discovers Gas Offshore Myanmar

Successful Senegal Appraisal Well

Songa Endurance commencement of drilling contract

Minor gas discovery on the Finnmark platform in the Barents Sea – 7130/4-1

Fatality on board COSL rig

Transocean Ltd. Announces Customer Early Termination of Polar Pioneer Contract

Delineation of the 16/1-12 oil discovery (Edvard Grieg South) in the North Sea - 16/1-25 S

Oro Negro Signs Charter Agreement and Contract Extensions with PEMEX

Oil discovery in the Rolvsnes prospect, offshore Norway

Drilling permit for well 7324/7-3 S in production licence 537

Drilling permit for well 7224/2-1 in production licence 611

Completion of Physical Build of Explorer 1

KCA Deutag Disposal of Ben Loyal Jack-Up Drilling Unit

Atwood Oceanics announces changes to delivery schedules for two ultra-deep water drillships

Rig secured for drilling the Brasse prospect in Norway

Rig contract cancellation

Delivery of Songa Encourage

Contract Cancellation

Rig Contract Signed – Funding Secured for Skipper Drilling in the New Year

Indonesia Sakti exploration well reaches total depth

VAALCO Energy Announces Second Successful Well Drilled To The Dentale Formation

Expansion of Maersk Guardian

Launching Ceremony for the Tam Dao 05 Jackup

Atlantica Delta Semi Tender Delivered

Minor oil discovery near the Vega Sør field in the north-eastern North Sea - 35/11-18 and 18 A

Transocean Ltd. Announces Two Year Contract For The Henry Goodrich

Maersk Drilling secures 5-year accommodation contract for jack-up Maersk Guardian

KrisEnergy kicks off Sakti exploration well in East Java Sea

Lundin Petroleum commences Imbok exploration well, offshore Malaysia

Songa Equinox commencement of drilling contract

Consent for drilling operations using COSLInnovator

Consent to use Songa Equinox on the Troll field

Consent for drilling operations using COSLPromoter

Songa Offshore has received the PSA's Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for Songa Equinox

Maersk Drilling secures contract for Maersk Venturer with Total

Primeline Completes LS30-3-1 Well

Drilling permit for well 16/4-10 in production licence 544

Rig contract to Transocean

Grand ceremony for the first of three rigs built by North Sea Rigs

Lundin Petroleum completes Selada exploration well, offshore Malaysia

Roc-1 well update

Lundin Petroleum spuds exploration well on the Ørnen prospect in the Barents Sea South

Isobel Deep Re-drill Well Spud

Minor gas/oil/condensate discovery near the Visund field in the North Sea – 34/8-16 S

Termination Of Rig Construction Contract With PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd For The Construction Of A High-Specification Jack-Up Rig

Completion of Well Operations on the Aje Field, Nigeria

Primeline Commenced Drilling Of LS30-3-1 Well

Drilling permit for well 7130/4-1 in production licence 708

Roc-1 well update

Lundin Petroleum spuds exploration well on the Lorry prospect, offshore Norway

Drilling permit for well 7130/4-1 in production licence 708

Harland and Wolff completes Byford Dolphin Contract

Kosmos Energy Makes Second Major Gas Discovery Offshore Mauritania

Dry well near the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea – 6406/12-5 S

Paragon Extends Delivery of High Specification Jackup Prospector 7

Sea Lion-1 Final Drilling Progress Report

Atwood Oceanics Announces Contract Extension for the Atwood Advantage

Atwood Oceanics announces that it has been chosen for exclusive negotiations for one of its drillships under construction

Atwood Oceanics announces hat it has been chosen for exclusive negotiations for one of its drillships under construction

Lundin Petroleum commences Selada exploration well, offshore Malaysia

Lundin Petroleum update on Neiden exploration well, Barents Sea South

SNE-2: First appraisal well starts drilling offshore Senegal

Seafox Ahmed

Blink well results

Results of G4/50-10 Exploration Well

Drilling commences offshore Senegal

Contract Extension Agreed on the Ocean Courage

Ocean Clipper to be Retired

Cancellation of the Songa Trym drilling contract

Pacific Drilling Rescinds Pacific Zonda Construction Contract

53/02-01 Humpback exploration well results

Keppel FELS delivers eighth rig of the year safely and on time

Primeline Completes LS23-1-1 Well and Will Continue with Drilling of LS30-3-1 Well

Atwood Oceanics Announces Contract Extension for the Atwood Orca

Bollsta Dolphin - Termination of Construction Contract and Drilling Contract

Transocean Ltd. Announces Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Delivery Delays For Deepwater Pontus, Deepwater Poseidon

Lundin Petroleum completes the Mengkuang-1 exploration well, offshore Malaysia

Sea Lion-1 Drilling Commenced

Hyundai asks for more time and money to complete 'Bollsta Dolphin'

Ophir Energy begins new exploration campaign in Thailand

'Ocean Rig Athena' enroute to Senegal

Lundin spuds exploration well at Rolvsnes prospect

Lundin Petroleum spuds exploration well on the Rolvsnes prospect, south of the Edvard Grieg field, offshore Norway

Panoro Energy Provides Operational Update

Sea Lion-1 set to spud

North Dragon Sea Trial

Cosco agrees to further delay in delivery of 'Sevan Developer'

'Ocean Rig Athena' to mobilise to Senegal in the coming days

Lukoil announces new discovery in Romania

Repsol drills duster in Norwegian Sea

Mærsk Deliverer back on the job

EDC announces termination of 'Saturn' jackup contract

Uxpanapa hull successfully launched

Successful visit to the shipyard

Coastal Contracts enter into litigation regarding delivery of jackup

Lundin receives consent for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea

Audit of Deepsea Bergen

Oceam Rig releases update on current fleet status

Ocean Rig Announces Fleet Update

Lundin spuds Neiden prospect with Island Innovator

Energy Drilling one step closer to securing contract for 'Edrill-2'

Perisai delays delivery of second jackup rig

Lundin spuds Mengkuang-1 well in Malaysia

Hess sublets 'Perisai Pacific 101' jackup in Malaysia

Statoil comes up dry with latest wildcat in Norway

Maersk find at Tvillingen South is non-commercial

Atwood Achiever given contract extension

Lundin completes drilling of Alta appraisal wells

Borgsten Dolphin - Early termination

Shell suspends Alaskan exploration plan

Freeport-McMoran strikes at Horn Mountain Deep well in US GoM

North Falkland Basin Exploration Update

Noble completes Cheetah exploration well in Cameroon

Primelione spuds LS23-1-1 well in China

Maersk Oil contracts 'Maersk Resilient' jackup for Denmark drilling

Primeline Spuds LS23-1-1 Well

Blink exploration well commences drilling in the Norwegian Sea

Contract associated with cancelled 'West Mira' semisub also now cancelled

Suncor targets drilling at Havfrue (Mermaid) prospect

VNG makes minor oil discovery in PL 586

Primeline mobilises jackup rig for drilling of LS23-1-1 well in China

Seadrill terminates under construction 'West Mira' semisub

'Noble Tom Prosser' enroute to Australia for drilling contract

Shell comes up dry in Norway at PL 793

Lundin gets go ahead for new wildcat well

Odfjell Drilling announces new contract award from Wintershall Norge AS

Rosneft contracts 'Hakuryu-5' for Vietnam drilling

COSCO announces ruling on the 'Dalian Developer' case

Statoil concludes drilling at PL 104

Premier comes up dry at Myrhauk prospect

UMW takes delivery of newbuild 'UMW Naga 8' jackup

Petrobras cancels 'Titanium Explorer' drillship contract

COSL semisub hired to drill in Okhotsk Sea

Sea Lion-1 well spud date pushed back to mid-September

Statoil comes up dry at Knappen prospect

Pemex terminates 'Deep Driller 7' contract

Statoil set to spud wildcat in PL 169

Shell set for drilling at Portrush prospect

Oro Negro reaches rate reduction deal with Pemex for four jackups

Lundin confirms strike at Edvard Greig appraisal

'Songa Endurance' semisub is delivered by DSME

PSA approves exploration drilling in PL700b

Lundin receives approval to drill at Rolvsnes prospect

Wintershall given approval to spud wildcat well in PL248

Otto Energy makes sub-commercial find at Hawkeye-1

VNG lines up spudding of new exploration well at PL586

Primeline Energy to drill two wells utilising 'HAI YANG SHI YOU 941' jackup

Chloe Marine Corporation Ltd. announces possible sale of 'Deepsea Metro II'

Vantage cancels 'Cobalt Explorer' construction

Midleton exploration well deemed non-commercial

E.ON comes up dry at Salander prospect

Lundin strikes oil at Luno II North prospect

Statoil set to spud new wildcat well in Norway

Quadrant Energy comes up dry at Levitt-1

No hydrocarbons likely at MZ-1

Lundin set to spud Neiden prospect

Maersk Drilling secures contract for 'Maersk Giant'

Lundin successful with Edvard Grieg appraisal

Otto spuds Hawkeye-1

'Maersk Venturer' arrives at Philippines drilling location

MZ-1 exploration well disappoints in Morocco

Anadarko confirms discovery with Kronos well

Petronas spuds Irish exploration well

Maersk Drilling announces contract extension in Norway

Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum (YFP) spuds Aje-5 well in Nigeria

NPD confirm Haribo prospect dry well

Statoil announces discovery at Julius

Paragon Offshore delays delivery of 'Prospector 6'

Paragon Offshore closes sale & leaseback transaction

Dry well at Haribo prospect in Norway

Karoon releases Levitt-1 update

ConocoPhillips cancels 'ENSCO DS-9' contract

Maersk Drilling secures five year extension in Azerbaijan

'COSLProspector' spuds first well in South China Sea

CIMC Raffles cuts steel on Sinopec newbuild jackup

Wintershall given approval to spud the Syrah prospect

Wintershall comes up dry at Zeppelin

Songa receives notice of arbitration from Daewoo

Maersk Drilling retires 'Maersk Endurer'

Paragon Offshore embarks upon wave of cold stacking

KS Drilling delay delivery of newbuild jackup

Lundin gets drilling permit for Neiden prospect

North Atlantic Drilling secures new contract for 'West Phoenix'

Global Maritime secures mooring work in Australia

Pacific Drilling delays delivery of 'Pacific Zonda'

Eni extends 'Atwood Beacon' contract

'ENSCO 107' completes drilling operations on Maari Grwoth Project

'KS Java Star' contract terminated

Global Maritime to provide mooring for 'Ocean America'

'Maersk Discoverer' finished well 62 days ahead of time

Levitt-1 well spudded in Australia

Vantage respond to reports surrounding 'Titanium Explorer' contract

Origin Energy completes Yolla-5 development well

Det Norske completes two Ivar Aasen appraisal wells

Premier receives approval to drill Myrhauk prospect

Otto Energy to mobilise 'Maersk Venturer' towards end of July

NPD approves Myrhauk prospect drilling

Statoil makes minor discovery near Gina Krog

Statoil suspends 'Scarabeo 5' rig contract

Songa Offshore takes delivery of first Cat-D semisub

TSC Group exercises options for two newbuild jackups

Northern Offshore reaches agreement with CAMAC

Northern Offshore set to be combined with Blue Ocean Drilling

NPD approves E.On Salander prospect drilling

Aibel wins contract for 'Deepsea Bergen' SPS

Suncor fails to hit at Niobe prospect

'Scarabeo 5' set to complete well 7121/4-G-4 H

Suncor fails to find hydrocarbons at Mermaid prospect

Shell spuds Deep Sleep prospect in US Gulf of Mexico

Statoil cancels 'COSLPioneer' contract

Lundin spuds two new appraisal wells

Wintershall spuds Zeppelin prospect

Tullow hits dust with Zumba well

Wintershall set to spud wildcat well in PL 734

Transocean scraps two more floaters and delays more newbuilds

VNG Norge AS spuds Boomerang prospect

Haribo prospect spudded in Norway

'Ocean Guardian' contracted for offshore drilling in Ireland

Lundin to plug former appraisal well with 'Maersk Guardian'

PSA performs audit of 'Maersk Gallant'

Wintershall drills duster in Norway

Contract extended, but rate cut for 'Borgsten Dolphin'

Lundin spuds Luno II North prospect

Seadrill sells 'West Polaris' to Seadrill Partners LLC

VNG Norge AS set to spud another exploration well on PL586

Repsol secures permit for Hagar drilling

PSA approves 'Maersk Integrator' for Gina Krog drilling

PSA approves use of 'Maersk Gallant' for P&A at Eldfisk

Statoil contracts Odfjell Drilling for Johan Sverdrup development

Noble Energy spuds Humpback well

Lundin completes Alta appraisal drilling

Lundin given approval to drill Edvard Greig SE appraisal well

Statoil makes minor gas discovery at Gymir prospect

Suncor spuds Niobe prospect in the UK

CIMC strikes steel on 'Beacon Pacific'

Panoro announces contracting of 'Scarabeo 3'

PSA gives AOC to 'Maersk Integrator'

Lundin makes non-commercial discovery at Morkel prospect

Paraon Offshore announces sale and leaseback agreement for prospector jackups

Hercules agrees to rate reductions and Saudi Aramco cancels termination notice for 'Hercules 261'

'Atwood Achiever' spuds MZ-1 well in Morocco

Statoil given approval to drill two exploration wells in PL 029B

Premier announces discovery at Isobel Deep

Det Norske set to drill new appraisal at Ivar Aasen field

Statoil given drilling approval from NPD

PSA approves Statoil's exploration plan for well 6706/11-2

Edison set to spud new exploration well on PL 616

Statoil's Bister prospect disappoints

Statoil lines up drilling of Gymir prospect

Suncor set to spud new exploration well in Norway

Exxon announces discovery in Guyana

Talisman announces dry well at Snømus prospect

Hercules announces sale of cold stacked jackups

PSA approves drilling of two production wells at Gullfaks Sør

Rowan announces dayrate reduction and extended term for 'Rowan Gorilla V'

Eni makes Libya gas discovery

Potential oil shows at Isobel Deep

Transocean confirms further delay to newbuild jackup delivery

Ocean Rig and Eni complete drilling contract agreement

Kosmos announces larger discovery at Tortue-1

VietGazprom contracts 'Deepsea Metro I'

Shell given approval to plug another Draugen well

OMV drills duster at Bjaaland prospect

Noble agrees to jackup rate reduction with Saudi Aramco

Suncor fails to find hydrocarbons with Beta Statfjord appraisal

JDC has started the drilling operation using HAKURYU-12

Atlantica Tender Drilling announce early termination of 'Alpha' contract

PSA approves use of 'Transocean Barents' on Draugen Field

'Ocean Victory' arrives in Trinidad for BP contract

NPD approves Zumba prospect drilling

Ocean Rig delays delivery of two newbuild drillships

'Eirik Raude' restarts Isobel Deep drilling

Maersk announces discovery at Xana-1X

BOEM approves Shell's arctic exploration plan

PSA performs audit of Dolphin Drilling Ltd

PSA approves Lundin's plan to drill exploration well 7220/11-3

'West Telesto' reaches TD at Yolla-6

Cairn Energy cements Senegal drilling programme

Paragon announces contract cancellations in Mexico

PSA approves VNG exploration plan for PL 586

Statoil to plug Kristin field well

Tullow set to spud Zumba prospect

Karoon completes Echidna-1 drilling

Talisman set to plug wells on Varg field

Repsol given approval to drill Hagar prospect

Otto Energy contracts 'Maersk Venturer' for Philippines drilling

NDC contracts two premium jackups from Ensco for Abu Dhabi (UAE) drilling

Statoil drilling at Bister prospect approved

Apache negotiates rate reduction for final two months of future contract

Diamond announces new wave of rig retirements and stacking activity

Odfjell Drilling expects Brazilian newbuilds to be delayed by one year

Lamprell delivers 'Butinah' jackup rig

Hercules extends 'Hercules 261' contract for another month

Atwood delays delivery of 'Atwood Admiral'

Chevron announces gas discovery in Australia

KrisEnergy completes Rayrai-1 well

Keppel updates status of Sete Brasil rig orders

'COSLProspector' goes to work for CNOOC

Murphy fails to find hydrocarbons with Munia prospect

BP confirms start of Quad 204 drilling programme

PSA approves 'Transocean Arctic' to drill Wintershall exploration well 35/12-5

PSA audits Songa Cat-D rig anchor chains

Wintershall makes small oil discovery in Norway

Wintershall set to spud wildcat well in PL 378

Lamprell wins first firm newbuild rig order of 2015

Statoil given green light to drill Bister prospect

Kosmos makes significant gas find

KrisEnergy spud Rayrai-1 exploration well

Premier runs into trouble whilst drilling Isobel Deep

PSA completes 'Scarabeo 8' investigation

Coastal Contracts sells 'Coastal Driller 4001'

Saudi Aramco reduces wave of jackup rates - Rowan

Det Norske completes two Ivar Aasen appraisal wells

'Deepsea Aberdeen' begins drilling contract on Quad 204 field development

Karoon confirms oil at Echidna-1

'Satti' jackup rig launched in Caspian Sea

KrisEnergy completes Rossukon-3 sidetrack well

BG comes up dry in North Sea

OMV given approval to spud Wisting prospect

Chevron cuts 'Atwood Osprey' contract by one year

Rosneft and NADL delay proposed agreement by two years

PSA carries out audit of 'Rowan Norway' jackup

Saudi Aramco reduces wave of jackup rates

Vaalco announces first production from Etame 12-H well

KrisEnergy announces discovery at Rossukon-3

Talisman spuds Snomus prospect in Norway

Statoil makes minor gas discovery near Aasta Hansteen

Falkland Oil and Gas Limited announces change to drilling programme

Karoon hits potential oil and gas at Echidna-1

Det Norske given approval to drill appraisal well on Ivar Aasen

Total makes minor gas discovery near Skirne field

Talisman given green light to spud exploration well 15/12-24 S

Launching of Explorer 1

Isobel Deep well spud in Falkland Islands

Drydocks World completes 'Beynouna' repair

Woodside hits gas at Pyxis-1

Manora development drilling completed

KrisEnergy spuds Rossukon-3 well

Inpex confirms discovery at Bestari-1

Japan Drilling & UMW Drilling extend joint venture

Premier strikes oil and gas with Zebedee-1

Transocean announces plan to scrap another two floaters

Atwood Oceanics announces potential drillship delivery delays

Hercules Offshore announces new contract for 'Hercules 260'

Energean launches 'Energean Force' Prinos drilling programme

Karoon spuds Echidna-1 well in Brazil

Northern Offshore delays delivery of newbuild jackups

VAALCO drills duster on Block 5 in Angola

Statoil announces eighth discovery offshore Tanzania

BP issues termination notice for 'West Sirius'

KrisEnergy completes Rossukon-2 sidetrack well

BP cuts short another US GoM rig contract

Statoil set to spud well at Gina Krog East 3

Eni comes up dry with Amathusa well in Cyprus

Lundin spuds Alta appraisal

Northern Offshore Announces Rosneft Service Order Termination for Jackup Energy Endeavor

Apache contracts 'Ocean America' to drill Levitt-1

Murphy fails to strike at Koel and Cisticola wells in Australia

KrisEnergy strikes oil with Rossukon-2

Karoon fails to strike with Kangaroo West-1

Transocean to scrap four more floating rigs

Statoil finds gas at Snefrid Nord

KrisEnergy spuds Rossukon-2 well in Thailand

The Gemini exploration well, offshore Norway has been completed as a dry well

Shango exploration well commences drilling in the Norwegian North Sea

Atwood Oceanics Reports on Status of Atwood Osprey

First of two new production wells at BassGass successfully spudded

Statoil set to spud Roald Rygg prospect

Anadarko issues termination notice for 'Belford Dolphin'

GDF Suez announces discovery with 22/16-6 well

North Atlantic Drilling receives notice of termination for the West Navigator

OMV set to drill Bjaaland prospect

'Atwood Achiever' to spud MZ-1 well in April 2015

Cairn announces further delay to Spanish

'KS Java Star' awarded short term contract in Indonesia

BP makes gas discovery with Atoll-1

Premier spuds Zebedee prospect

'Maersk Guardian' prepares to drill final well on Brynhild

'GSF Celtic Sea' spuds exploration well in Angola

Lundin spuds Morkel prospect in Northern North Sea

Worker suffers crush injuries on 'Transocean Barents'

'Eirik Raude' arrives in Falkland Islands

PSA gives green light for Alta well

Greatship takes delivery of 'Greatdrill Chaaru'

Maersk Drilling secures contract for 'Maersk Voyager'

Statoil granted drilling permit for Julius prospect

Kosmos set to plug and abandon CB-1 well in Morocco

Statoil receives consent to drill Roald Rygg

Karoon spuds Kangaroo West-1 well in Brazil

'PV Drilling VI' jackup named in Singapore

Total gets approval to drill 25/6-5 S well in Norway

Hess chooses not to exercise option on 'WilHunter'

Saudi Aramco cancels contract for 'Hercules 261'

Total set to spud Skirne Ost prospect in March 2015

Statoil given green light for 15/6-13 exploration well drilling

Dana Gas contracts 'Sagadril 2'

Lundin farms out interest in Gemini prospect

Diamond struck by contract termination calls

Talisman to use 'Maersk Giant' for exploration drilling at Snømus prospect

Incident onboard 'Scarabeo 8'

Tvillingen South well abandoned by Maersk

'Arpoador' drillship arrives in Jurong Aracruz shipyard

Statoil given approval to drill Snefrid Nord prospect

Ensco stacks three jackups and announces contract cancellation for 'ENSCO 70'

Transocean delays delivery of newbuild jackup rigs

BG comes up dry with Strawberry wells

'Island Innovator' spuds Gemini prospect

Maersk Drilling names third XLE jackup in Singapore

Seadrill updates status of Petrobras contracts

'Transocean Leader' enters Westcon shipyard for SPS

Statoil discovers oil at Romeo prospect

Vantage announces amendment to 'Cobalt Explorer' construction contract

NPD confirms minor gas discovery at Lundin's Zulu prospect

Karoon completes Kangaroo-2 appraisal drilling

GSF Constellation II completes development well on Etame field

Hibiscus Petroleum set to spud Sea Lion in June 2015

Dana Petroleum completes Lille John-2 appraisal drilling

Diamond Offshore cold stacks trio of rigs

Statoil discovers oil at Krafla North

Lundin given approval to drill Edvard Greig SE appraisal well

Lundin hits gas with Zulu well

Apache spuds Suriname well

RWE plugs Crosgan appraisal well

Noble announces decision to retire three semisub rigs

Lamprell delivers newbuild jackup to Jindal

'Eirik Raude' semisub begins mobilisation to Falkland Islands

'HAI YANG SHI YOU 936' delivers quality service to Pemex

Lundin given green light to drill Alta appraisal well

Maersk Drilling takes delivery of third XLE jackup rig

'Transocean Spitsbergen' to come off standby rate by spudding Snedfrid Nord prospect

'Maersk Interceptor' begins Ivar Aasen drilling

'Impetus' jackup delivered to Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro

'Island Innovator' spuds Zulu prospect in Norway

Noble announces dry well at Madison prospect

'Caspian Driller' start up pushed back to late Q1 2015

Rowan Louisiana Sold

PSA carries out audit on 'Leiv Eiriksson' semisub

First oil from Bøyla field

Statoil to drill on Gudrun field with 'West Epsilon'

CIMC making progress with 'North Dragon' construction

Repsol completes drilling of Sandia-1 well

Stacking and retirement activity set to rise as oil price decline combines with oversupplied rig market

Lundin receives permit to drill Luno II North

PSA investigates Maersk Giant liftboat incident

Ocean Rig announces full financing for Ocean Rig Apollo

'Jap Driller 1' delivery will be delayed

'Byford Dolphin' to head to H&W for SPS

'North Dragon' hull successfully launched

Statoil given go ahead to drill Knappen prospect

Northern Offshore cancels 'Energy Searcher' contract

Atwood secures contract for 'Atwood Mako'

Ocean Rig and Eni agree to new drillship deals

Maersk spuds Tvillinen South prospect

Chevron announces oil discovery at anchor prospect

Lundin comes up dry at Kopervik

PSA approves consent for 'Island Innovator' to drill Gemini prospect

Lundin comes up dry at Lindarormen

Seadrill purchases 'West Polaris' drillship

'ENSCO 104' spuds SP-1X well in Myanmar

Det Norske receives consent to drill production wells on Alvheim field

BG set to spud exploration well in Tampen area

'Sedco Express' rig arrives at Oyo field in Nigeria

SBI Offshore contracted to procure semisub drilling package

CIMC Raffles to construct newbuild jackup for Sinopec

Statoil makes minor discovery at Krafla North well

Suspension of 'Scarabeo 5' set to end following new PSA approval

PSA approves Lundin's plan to drill Luno II well in Norway

Wintershall gets nod to drill Imsa prospect

RWE hits dust with North Sea wildcat

Transocean scraps seven floating rigs

Lamprell delivers newbuild jackup to NDC

PSA approves 'Maersk Interceptor' for Ivar Aasen drilling

Lundin set to spud Zulu prospect in Norway

Det Norske to spud Ivar Aasen appraisal wells with 'Maersk Interceptor'

Maersk given go-ahead to spud Tvillingen South prospect

'Songa Trym' back on full rate in January 2015

Statoil receives consent to drill Krafla prospect

'Maersk Interceptor' jackup recieves AOC

Maersk spuds Xana exploration well

Centrica completes drilling of Ivory well in Norway

ExxonMobil to use 'West Alpha' on Balder field

Steel cutting of 'MTR-3' marks beginning of construction

Songa Dee returns to work for Statoil

Noble settles with DOJ

Top Hull installed upon 'Edrill-3'

Mermaid Drilling's 'MTR-2' contract termination

Statoil announces extension of suspended rig contracts

Maersk set to spud Tvillingen Sor well in Norway

EnQuest hire 'Atwood Mako' for Malaysia drilling

Hoidi International to construct legs for Vanda Offshore jackup

Petrobras discovers gas at Orca-1 in Colombia

CAMAC Energy hires 'Sedco Express' semisub

Centrica strikes gas at Ivory prospect

Lundin to use 'Island Innovator' to spud well on PL 674 BS

'Transocean Arctic' set to drill Imsa prospect for Wintershall

Statoil set to spud Julius prospect using 'Maersk Gallant'

OMV reports first oil from redevelopment of Maari project

Northern Offshore releases 'Energy Endeavor' update

Karoon announces discovery at Kangaroo-2

Keppel AmFELS delivers newbuild to Perforadora Central

Maersk Drilling confirm extension for 'Maersk Resolute'

Energy Drilling takes delivery of second tender rig

Ophir comes up dry at Tende-1

Statoil takes financial hit to cancel 'Stena Carron' contract

COSL takes delivery of COSLProspector

CIMC Raffles prepares to construct new BT-5000 semisub

Karoon continues to drill ahead at Kangaroo-2

Lundin comes up dry with Kitabu-1

Paragon Offshore acquires Prospector Offshore

CalEnergy's Pryderi-1 well comes up dry

Xcite and COSL enter MOU for Bentley field jackup

Paragon Offshore announces purchase of additional Prospector Offshore shares

Xcite and COSL enter MOU for Bentley field jackup

Shell completes Ormen Lange appraisal well

Frigstad Deepwater Rig Alpha; 60% Complete

'Setty' jackup completes 12 development wells in Gabon

Endeavour, The Spirit of Independence jackup to leave Cook Inlet

Songa Dee given approval to work on Gullfaks

Transocean Barents to pull a well on Draugen

Prospector announces plan to sell 'Prospector 6'

Lamprell secures newbuild jackup order from NDC

PV Shipyard celebrate keel laying for 'Tam Dao 05'

Atlantica Tender Drilling defers 'Atlantica Gamma' delivery

Cairn makes further oil discovery in Senegal

CIMC has Keel Laying Ceremony for Beacon Atlantic

Pryderi-1 exploration well spudded in Australia

Opus Tiger-1 drillship successfully delivered

Nanhai Jiu Hao drills deepwater well

Energy Drilling commences drilling for PTTEP

Statoil drills dry well in Barents Sea

Odfjell Drilling takes delivery of 'Deepsea Aberdeen'

Statoil to suspend 'Songa Trym' for remainder of 2014

Statoil stacks a further two semisubs

Stena Clyde mobilises to drill Pryderi-1

Shell to use 'Transocean Barents' on Ormen Lange

RWE DEA prepares to drill wildcat in PL 420

Seadrill sells drillship to MLP Seadrill Partners

Total completes Garantiana appraisal drilling

BOT Lease Co., Ltd places another newbuild jackup order

Keppel wins newbuild jackup order

Songa completes final CAT-D rig financing

'West Telesto' to drill exploration well in Australia

Cairn re-enters SNE-1 exploration well in Senegal

Lundin spuds Lindarormen prospect in Norway

Statoil to plug Gullfaks South exploration well with Songa Dee

Statoil sanctions Stampede development

Lundin spuds Kopervik prospect in Norway

Eni announces large gas discovery in Indonesia

'Dukhan' jackup enters service in Qatar

Saudi Aramco awards three year extension to 'Perro Negro 7'

Short term contract for 'Maersk Venturer'

Hess and Awilco drilling amend 'WilHunter' option period

Lundin comes up dry with Gobi-1

Lundin spuds Kitabu-1 well in Malaysia

'High Island IV' to enter Drydocks world for repairs

VAALCO enters into SEP for block 5 in Angola

Karoon receives 'Olinda Star' rig

Chevron strikes at Guadalupe

GDF Suez and BP discover oil in North Sea

PSA approves 'Songa Trym' for plugging operations on Oseberg field

Songa announces reduction in bareboat charter for Songa Venus

Ophir completes drill stem test on Fortuna-2

Pryderi-1 well spud pushed back to late October 2014

Statoil confirms discovery at Grane field

Genel announces discovery at Sidi Moussa block

Songa releases update of SPS for 'Songa Dee'

'Mercury' jackup christened in Russian shipyard

Ocean rig awarded contract extensions for 'Ocean Rig Corcovado' and 'Ocean Rig Mykonos'

Vollgrav South fails to strike for Lundin

Vaalco kicks off new development drilling campaign on Etame Marin block

Ensco Plc completes sale of four jackups to Swissco Holdings

Saudi Aramco awards new contract extensions to four Ensco jackups

Keel Laying Ceremony for 'Blue Ocean Drilling Jackup TBN 2'

OSM launches newbuild jackup in Indonesia

Statoil to permanently plug Svalin exploration well

Transocean to offer shares and bonds for Caledonia Offshore

Chevron extends 'Maersk Deliverer' contract in Angola

Soco strikes with exploration well offshore Congo (Brazzaville)

Statoil uses contract provision to lower rate for 'Transocean Spitsbergen'

Karoon preparing to take delivery of 'Olinda Star'

Ocean Rig to follow Transocean and Seadrill by applying for MLP listing

Statoil given approval to drill Saturn prospect

Lundin makes discovery with Alta well

Statoil strikes for the seventh time in Tanzania

Electric mooring systems to be installed upon 'MTR-3' and 'MTR-4'

'Transocean Winner' to begin production drilling at Alvheim and Boyla fields

Lundin spuds Gobi-1 well in Indonesia

Horizon Oil makes second discovery in Beibu Gulf

Delivery of 'Stena Clyde' to IPB is further delayed

Sputnik-1 well deemed non-commercial by Perenco

Statoil discovers gas at Isfjell

'Prospector 1' begins two year contract with Total

Lundin spuds Storm prospect in Norway

'Hakuryu 11' mobilises to drill Gobi-1 well

'COSLProspector' begins sea trials in China

CNOOC spuds second Beibu Gulf exploration well

Cairn hits oil at FAN-1 well in Senegal

PSA completes audit of 'Transocean Leader'

Centrica spuds Ivory well in Norway

Sevan extends standstill agreement for 'Sevan Developer'

'Borgland Dolphin' to drill 34/7-36 S

Statoil to use 'Transocean Spitsbergen' to drill Saturn

UMW takes delivery of newbuild 'UMW Naga 6' jackup

CNOOC strikes oil at Beibu

Rosneft announces discovery with Universitetskaya-1 well

Shell set to drill new appraisal well at Ormen Lange

Centrica given approval to drill Ivory prospect

Rowan awarded multiple contract extensions by Saudi Aramco

'Energy Searcher' resumes normal operations

'Caspian Driller' arrives at field location in Turkmenistan

Statoil confirms gas discovery at Pingvin prospect

Maersk Drilling names fourth UDW drillship

PSA awards consent for 'Transocean Leader' to drill Krafla wells

Lundin advises that Gobi-1 well spud date has been pushed back

Sevan Drilling considering options for delivery or cancellation of 'Sevan Developer'

IPB gives firm date for 'Stena Clyde' handover

Statoil completes pingvin well with gas shows

Keel Laying Ceremony for 'Alliance Driller 1'

'COSLPioneer' contract to be temporarily suspended

Frontier confirms contract for 'UMW Naga 7'

Eni announces discovery at Ochigufu-1 well in Angola

'Energy Searcher' experiences technical problems

'Laguna Star' spuds Carcara appraisal well in Brazil

Ophir hits gas with Silenus East-1 well in Equatorial Guinea

GDI places order for 'Halul' jackup rig with Keppel FELS

Ithaca successfully drills fourth development well on Stella field

'Maersk Giant' to be used as accommodation unit on Yme field

Camac halts drilling at Oyo field

Centrica strikes gas at Pegasus West in UK

'Borgland Dolphin' class renewal to be carried out by Bergen Group

Hurricane releases lancaster appraisal well analysis

Alliance offshore orders newbuild Zentech jackup

Horizon Oil spuds first of two wells in China

Dry Barents sea well for Statoil at Ensis prospect

'Transocean Barents' heads back to work after yard stay

Statoil to use 'COSLInnovator' for Troll production drilling

DNO announces dry well on Kvitvola prospect

NPD confirms DNO dry well at Heimdalsho prospect in Norway

Prospector Offshore releases contract updates

Lundin receives consent to use 'Rowan Viking' on Edvard Grieg field

UMW secures contract for newbuild jackup 'UMW Naga 6'

'Sevan Louisiana' back to work for LLOG by end of September

Mubadala begins development drilling at Manora in Thailand

Statoil fails to make commercial discovery with Martin prospect

Statoil comes up dry with Dilolo-1 well in Angola

Atwood Oceanics takes delivery of 'Atwood Achiever'

PV Drilling agrees extension for 'PV Drilling II'

Lundin spuds Vollgrav South prospect in Norway

'Rowan Viking' receives AoC in Norway

Statoil receives consent to use 'Transocean Spitsbergen' drill Isfjell prospect from PSA

'Kan TAn IV' begins contract with Shell Todd in New Zealand

Lundin successful with Luno II appraisal well

DNO announces dry well on Heimdalshø

'Pacific Sharav' begins contract in US GoM

Ophir's Tonel North-1 well has poor result

FAR announces hydrocarbon presence at FAN-1 well in Senegal

Energean purchases 'Glen Esk' tender rig

Whio-1 well confirmed as a dry well by OMV

Statoil given consent to use 'Transocean Leader' to drill 25/8-18 S well

Circle Oil announces discovery in Tunisia

Lundin given approval to drill Lindarormen prospect in Norway

Statoil given approval to drill Pingvin prospect

KrisEnergy come up dry with the Mancharee-1 well

Pacific Drilling confirm extension for 'Pacific Bora'

Drilling permit for Ensis prospect granted

Cue releases fourth drilling report for Whio-1

Statoil given go ahead to drill Isfjell prospect

Gobi-1 well set to spud in late September

Keppel delivers 'Dukhan' rig to GDI

'Atwood Eagle' completing Phoenix South-1 well

'Maersk Intrepid' given permission to work in Norway

'Sevan Louisiana' operational update

Salamander fails to find commercial discovery at North Kendang-2

Apache makes discovery at Phoenix South-1

Honghua set to construct a semisub for Orion Engineering

BP drills duster in Gulf of Mexico

Cue Energy releases new update of Whio-1 well drilling in New Zealand

Statoil given consent to drill Pingvin prospect

'Leiv Eiriksson' given permission to spud 34/6-3 S well in Norway

CIMC Raffles delivers newbuild jackup to Coastal Contracts

Logging begins at Phoenix South-1

GSP Offshore purchases jackup rig from Transocean

Rosneft spuds Kara Sea well

'West Linus' lined up to complete wells on Ekofisk

Shell to use 'Transocean Barents' to appraise 6305/8-2 at Ormen Lange

Cue Energy releases update of Whio-1 well in New Zealand

Centrica set to use 'West Navigator' to drill Ivory prospect

ExxonMobil contracts newbuild drillship 'West Saturn' for ERHA North Phase 2

KrisEnergy spuds Mancharee-1 well in Thailand

Soco spuds new exploration well in Congo (Brazzaville)

Mercury probe fails to find oil for Statoil

Maersk Drilling takes delivery of second giant jackup

Lundin spuds new exploration well on Alta prospect in Barents Sea

Lundin completes appraisal drilling in Malaysia

ConocoPhillips set to use 'Rowan Norway' for well operations on Ekosfisk

Dragon Oil set to take delivery of 'Caspian Driller' in Q3 2014

ENSCO 5004 leaves Malta

Paragon Offshore completes spin-off from Noble Corporation

Dany-1X exploration well strikes dust

Camac Energy announces successful Oyo-8 well

PV Drilling signs contract extension with Cuu Long JOC for 'PV Drilling I'

Whio-1 well drilling ahead at over 1,000m

Energy Drilling secures first contract for 'Edrill-1'

Honghua Group to provide drilling packages for Tiger drillships

'Setty' jackup completes first 10 development wells in Gabon

Genel spuds SM-1 exploration well in Morocco

Northern Offshore confirms Rosneft contract for 'Energy Endeavour'

Rosneft contracts a number of rigs from NADL

Statoil given go ahead to spud 2/4-22 S well in PL 146

NPD grants Statoil permit to drill 7324/9-1 well in PL 614

DNO granted right to spud Kvitvola exploration well in PL 553

Apache strikes gas at Phoenix South-1

Saipem announces raft of new offshore drilling contracts

TAO-1 well fails to find hydrocarbons

Drilling resumes at FAN-1 well in Senegal

PSA conducts audit of 'COSL Promoter'

'Deepsea Atlantic' to plug well on Gullfaks South

'Kan Tan IV' spuds Whio-1

COSCO delivers new jackup rig to China Oilfield Services Ltd

Diamond announces new 'Ocean Onyx' contract and sale of 'Ocean Spartan'

DNO spuds Heimdalsho prospect in Norway

Transocean Partners LLC launch IPO

Songa Offshore completes sale of Asian semisubs

NPD confirms dry well at Lupus prospect

Statoil makes small gas discovery with Atlantis prospect

NPD confirms Lundin discovery with Gohta wells

Tullow hits dust with Lupus-1 wildcat

AWE releases 'Kan Tan IV' following P&A work

GDI announces new contract award from Qatar Petroleum

ExxonMobil spuds Domino-2 well in Romania

ICBC to purchase and lease two semisub rigs

Santos comes up dry in Vietnam

Carnarvon releases Phoenix South-1 well update

Kongsberg Maritime to deliver technology for Chinese and Korean projects

PSA carries out safety check on 'COSLInnovator'

Apache makes gas discovery with Pharos-1

Byron confirms discovery at SM6 #1 well

CNPC discovers oil & gas shows in disputed drilling area

'Pacific Bora' contract extension dayrate decreased

Lundin given approval to use 'Belford Dolphin' at PL 631

OMV makes oil discovery in the Black Sea

RWE-DEA given approval to use 'Leiv Eiriksson' to drill Atlas prospect

AWE plugs Oi-2 exploration well in New Zealand

Shell announces major new discovery in the Gulf of Mexico

Byron Energy nears completion of SM6 #1 well in USA

Tangiers releases brief TAO-1 well update

Olinda Star semi-submersible contracted for Santos Basin appraisal and exploration drilling campaign

Transocean Barents to Stord

Drilling commences on the 43/13b-7 Pegasus West well on UK Licence P1724

VNG completes appraisal and exploration drilling on Pil and Bue prospects

UMW secures Myanmar contract for 'UMW Naga 5'

Seadrill refinances three ultra-deepwater drillships

Hagaq Qim prospect comes up dry in Malta

'Blackford Dolphin' Ireland contract cancelled for 2014

Statoil receives consent to use 'Transocean Spitsbergen' to drill Ensis prospect

AWE set to plug Oi-2 duster

Phoenix South-1 Well Update

'Al Ghallan' jackup leaves Drydocks World shipyard

Nido set to plug Baragatan-1A well

Butch South West comes up dry for Centrica

Statoil set to suspend 'Scarabeo 5' contract

Newbuild 'UMW Naga 7' jackup secures Philippines contract

Keppel delivers 'ENSCO 122' jackup

Tullow makes Hanssen oil discovery in Barents Sea

NPD reports discovery at Hanssen prospect

Repsol announces strike in Trinidad

Nido releases Baragatan-1A well update

Woodside hits gas at Toros-1 well in Australia

Salamander spuds North Kendang-2

DSM to provide mooring services for 'Maersk Discoverer'

Weather conditions pump up price for Oi-1 and Oi-2 drilling

Zenitel secures communication contract for Brazilian drillships

Mubadala comes up dry with Rojana-1 well in Thailand

Det Norske granted approval to use 'Maersk Giant' on Heimdalshø prospect

Gazprom Neft spuds Arctic well

Statoil hits dust at Brugdan II

Karoon releases Pharos-1 well update

Ithaca Energy pushes forward with Stella development drilling

'Deepsea Aberdeen' named in South Korea

Songa's sale of two semisubs pushed back to July

Songa secures finances for delivery of third and fourth CAT D rigs

Statoil given go ahead to spud Erlend prospect

Ophir comes up dry with latest well in Gabon

Fred Olsen secures funds for delivery of 'Bollsta Dolphin'

Galp spuds TAO-1 well in Morocco

COSL charters newbuild jackup from ICBC

Drill rig successfully secured for Pryderi-1 well

Dry well near the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea – 6507/5-7

Lundin given approval to drill 7220/11-1 well in Norway

Tullow all set to drill the Lupus prospect in Norway

AWE releases further Oi-2 drilling update

Shelf Drilling secures new contract for 'Key Gibraltar'

Statoil prepares to permanently plug Njord well

KS Energy places newbuild jackup order with ZPMC

Newbuild 'Sheng Li I' jackup spuds first well in China

Lundin spuds Luno II appraisal well

Apace forced to drill sidetrack at Phoenix South-1

'Atwood Orca' spuds Rojana-A exploration well in Thailand

Nido releases Baragatan-1A well update

Byron prepares to sidetrack SM6#1 well

Statoil receives consent to use 'Songa Trym' on Fram H-North

'Maersk Gallant' set to drill in PL146 in Norway

Rosneft and Lukoil begin Caspian Shelf Drilling

Hercules Offshore reports Angolan contract cancellations

Statoil comes up dry at Apollo prospect

Perisai receives 'Perisai Pacific 101' from shipyard

KS Drilling sells newbuild 'KS Orient Star 1'

CNOOC signs up 'Atwood Hunter' in Equatorial Guinea

Lundin spuds Tembakau appraisal using 'West Prospero' jackup

'Blackford Dolphin' leaves North Ireland shipyard

CIMC Raffles begins construction of 'Beacon Atlantic'

Qatar Petroleum snap up newbuild GDI jackup

Statoil hits sixth discovery in Tanzania

Statoil given go ahead to drill Atlantis prospect

Sunbird-1 well confirms oil offshore Kenya

Reduced rate for 'MTR-2' whilst performing work-overs

SapuraKencana announces raft of new tender rig contracts

'GSP Saturn' arrives at Dolginskoye field in Russia

Oyo-8 development well spudded in Nigeria

Pharos-1 well nears completion

Repsol comes up dry with Welwitschia exploration well

'West Linus' unit compliant in Norway

'Kan Tan IV' spuds Oi-2 well

Carnarvon released Phoenix South-1 update

Prospector releases update for 'Prospector 1' & 'Prospector 5'

Key Largo prospect to be spudded by 'Maersk Valiant'

Agility Group to provide engineering for 'HAI YANG SHI YOU 982'

'Spartan 202' reaches total depth at SM6#1 well

'Maersk Intrepid' arrives at Westcon shipyard in Norway

AWE abandon Oi-1 well and prepare to spud Oi-2

'Petrosaudi Discoverer' spuds the EMD-1 well

'Sedco 712' completes drilling of Lancaster appraisal well

Rowan secures contract for fourth drillship

Noreco comes up dry with Verdande prospect

Det Norske to use 'Maersk Giant' on Heimdalshøe prospect

Byron releases SM6#1 drilling update

CIMC Raffles delivers newbuild jackup to Sheng Li Offshore

Phoenix South-1 shallow hole section complete

'Deepsea Metro I' drills gas discovery with Taachui-1 well

'Rowan Renaissance' recommences Welwitschia drilling

Statoil releases 'Ocean Vanguard' immediately

Tangiers Petroleum prepares to spud TAO-1 well

PSA awards consent to 'Transocean Spitsbergen' for exploration drilling in PL615

'Hakuryu-12' to be shared by Inpex and CGX Energy

Total contracts drillship to perform Egina drilling

Drilling commences at Butch South West

AWE commences exploration drilling at Oi-1 well

'HAI YANG SHI YOU 944' construction begins in China

Total spuds Garantiana

'Sevan Louisiana' goes to work for LLOG

Greenpeace activists in the hands of the police

Arabian Drilling snap up under construction jackup

'Msheireb' goes to work for Oxy

Total set to drill third well in PL554

RWE completes three appraisal wells in Norway

Faroe successfully appraises Pil prospect

'Noble Paul Romano' spuds first Malta wildcat since 2002

Affanga disappoints for Ophir in Gabon

Greenpeace activists board Apollo prospect bound rig

'Spartan 202' spuds SM6#1 well

Nido spuds Baragatan-1A

'Atwood Eagle' spuds Phoenix South-1 in Australia

Tullow completes dry well north of Troll field

KS Energy bags new contract for 'KS Medstar-1'

Lundin spuds Gohta appraisal well

Westcon preparing for arrival of 'Maersk Intrepid'

Statoil granted drilling permit forl Apollo well

Lundin granted drilling permit for appraisal well in PL359

Eni successfully appraises Agulha discovery , in Mozambique Area 4

Maersk Drilling's releases Q1 2014 results

'UMW Naga 5' to re-spud Baragatan-1 well

'Ralph Coffman' begins mobilisation to Morocco to spud TAO-1 well

'Transocean Legend' spuds Pharos-1

Welwitschia-1 well drilling suspended

Hercules Offshore announces construction of newbuild jackup

Centrica all set to drill Butch South West

'Kant Tan IV' begins mobilisation to spud Oi-1 well in New Zealand

BP extends 'Deepsea Stavanger' contract in Angola

Spartan 202 arrives at drilling location

'Noble Paul Romano' mobilises to drilling location in Malta

'Atwood Eagle' mobilises to drill Phoenix South-1

lamprell delivers another jackup to National Drilling Company

Sevan Drilling release operational update for 'Sevan Louisiana'

Tullow is given approval to use 'Borgland Dolphin'

ConocoPhillips makes discovery with Poseidon North-1

Transocean secures USD953 million of new drilling contracts

Nido spuds Baragatan-1 well

Cairn pushes back appraisal well drilling in Ireland

'Setty' jackup completes first 9 development wells in Gabon

Centrica drills duster in PL405

'Spartan 202' mobilisation held up by weather

COSL confirms charter contract for 'Gulf Driller I'

PSA carries out audit on 'Maersk Reacher' jackup

'Atwood Eagle' ready to mobilise to Phoenix South-1 well

AWE to spud Oi-1 exploration well

'Maersk Innovator' to drill development wells on Ekofisk

Lundin completes Edvard Greig appraisal well

Centrica comes up dry with Butch East exploration well

CIMC Raffles delivers new jackup to COSL

'UMW Naga 5' arrives at Philippines drilling location

DSIC begins construction of 'Ayu' jackup rig

'GSP Prometeu' drilling ahead at Muridava-1

Bureau Veritas Oversees Drilling Rig Upgrade

COSCO secures newbuild jackup order from Derwent Ocean

Petronas contracts newbuild 'Perisai 101' jackup

'Cajun Express' moves to new well location

AWE Pateke-4H well reaches total depth

'Spartan 202' ready to mobilise to new drilling location

'Energy Searcher' drillship arrives in Nigeria

Kosmos Energy's FA-1 well is plugged and abandoned

Transocean to spin off UK based midwater drilling units into new company

'UMW Naga 5' jackup begins mobilisation to Philippines

Statoil receives consent to use 'Transocean Spitsbergen' to drill Apollo prospect

Statoil Awards Contract to CHC Helicopters Canada Inc. to Provide Offshore Transportation in North Atlantic

Johan Sverdrup appraisal drilling close to completion

Statoil makes discovery with new Barents Sea well

'Cuu Long' jackup enters shipyard for repairs

Fairmount Expedition tows 'Naga 3' jackup to shipyard

Fairmount Expedition Towed Naga 3 to Vietnam

'Ralph Coffman' on track to spud TAO-1 well in Morocco

BHP BIlliton contracts 'Atwood Falcon' in Australia

Statoil makes oil discovery at F-West prospect in Norway

COSCO delivers first tender rig to Energy Drilling

Det Norske releases positive results from Johan Sverdrup appraisal well

VNG using 'Transocean Arctic' for Pil sidetrack

E.On receives approval for Terne prospect spud

AWE updates status of Pateke-4H well

Rig ENSCO 5006 Delivered to Singapore

'HAI YANG SHI YOU 932' jackup begins operations in Bohai Bay

'Noble Ton Van Langeveld' semisub spuds new production well

Prospector Offshore secure finance for delivery of 'Prospector 5'

Premier strikes oil at Kuda Laut

Hurricane spuds Lancaster appraisal well

'Transocean Arctic' begins sidetrack drilling at Pil prospect

'Transocean Arctic' granted approval to drill Storm prospect in PL555

Ensco plc Sells Jackup Rig ENSCO 85 for US$64 Million

Tullow come up dry with Mauritania well

RWE granted permission to drill new appraisal well in Norway

Repsol spuds Welwitschia-1 well in Namibia

Nido releases Baragatan-1 well update

Diamond secures new contract for 'Ocean Quest'

Hercules Offshore secures new contract for 'Hercules 253'

'Noble Paul Romano' set to begin Malta well drilling in May 2014

AWE updates status of Pateke-4H well

Petrobras cut 'Borgny Dolphin' contract

'Explorer 1' jackup construction update

Camac Energy gives 'Energy Searcher' update

'Deepsea Atlantic' resumes drilling activity

'Cajun Express' commences drilling offshore Senegal

Karoon releases Poseidon North-1 well update

'Al Khor' jackup hits Shell's operational safety targets

Shell announces Malaysia deep-water gas discovery

Total makes discovery at Saphir-1XB well

Large waves cause problems for 'ENSCO 8506'

'Maersk Valiant' drillship is successfully delivered to Maersk Drilling

Hurricane Energy mobilises 'Sedco 712' for Lancaster appraisal

Viking SeaTech complete rig positioning for 'Stena Clyde'

AWE reports rising drilling costs as operator plans second sidetrack well

Ensco places order for new ENSCO 140 series jackups

Drydocks World secures order for construction of two jackup rigs

'Sevan Louisiana' delivered by Fairmount Sherpa

Farmount Marine Towed Sevan Louisiana to Curacao

Byron Energy awaiting arrival of 'Spartan 202'

Statoil makes gas and oil discovery near Valemon field in Norway

Statoil granted drilling permit for well 25/8-18S

GDF comes up dry with Byrkje prospect drilling

VNG makes oil and gas discovery whilst drilling in PL586

Wintershall concludes appraisal well drilling near Tyrihans field in Norwegian Sea

Seadrill cuts stake in joint venture

Energy Drilling secures financing for delivery of 'Edrill-1' and 'Edrill-2'

Lundin receives consent to use 'Island Innovator' on the Gohta field in Norway

Drilling update for the Bamboo-1 well

Update on Pateke-4H drilling

'Caspian Driller' expected to be on site in 2H 2014

'Bredford Dolphin' spuds Vardande prospect in Norwegian Sea

OMV receives permit for wildcat well in PL537

Seadrill secures multiple new jackup contracts

Lukoil completes first exploration well in Ivory Coast

Origin Energy secure jackup rig for Yolla field drilling

Maersk Drilling takes delivery of 'Maersk Intrepid' jackup

SapuraKencana announce new tender rig contracts

Statoil given green light for drilling appraisal on Johan Sverdrup field

'ENSCO 107' jackup enroute to Maari/Manaia fields

Lundin completes pair of appraisal wells in Norway

Ophir releases Affanga Deep-1 well update

Ophir releases Taachui well update

'Rowan Renaissance' is the first vessel built using ISQM

Prospector Offshore provides update on 'Prospector 1' contract

Statoil receives consent to use 'Songa Trym' for pluggin work on Glitne field

Nautronix to supply positioning system for 'Bollsta Dolphin'

Maersk exercises option for 'Energy Enhancer'

OMV receives consent to use the 'Transocean Barents' in Norway

KS Drilling names the 'KS Java Star 2' jackup

Maersk Drilling names the first of its giant jackup rigs

ConocoPhillips spuds fifth well in Australian exploration campaign

Statoil receives consent to drill with the 'Ocean Vanguard'

GSP signs new long-term contract with OMV Petrom

Statoil makes gas discovery near Visund field in Norway

Ophir comes up dry with Padouck Deep-1 well in Gabon

AWE prepares to sidetrack its Pateke-4H appraisal well in New Zealand

BP Contracts 'Ocean Victory' for Trinidad drilling

Nexen contracts 'GSF Galaxy III' for Buzzard field accommodation work

'Ocean General' completes Vietnam drilling

Cairn Energy releases Morocco drilling update

Kosmos Energy spuds FA-1 well offshore Morocco

Sunbird-1 drilling is completed by 'Deepsea Metro I'

New well on Alve

Construction starts on first ESSM jackup rig

Caravel-1 exploration well reaches total depth

COSCO delivers 'SKD T-18' tender rig

'Noble Clyde Boudreaux' awarded new contract with Shell

Noble releases update for the 'Noble Paul Wolff'

Statoil receives approval to use 'Ocean Vanguard' to drill pilot hole on Johan Sverdrup

Tullow receives consent to drill exploration well in Norway using 'Borgland Dolphin'

Viking Offshore & Marine invest in second newbuild jackup

Lundin completes Boni-1 well in the Natuna sea, offshore Indonesia

Seadrill agrees to sell 'West Auriga' drillship to Seadrill Partners LLC

New Build Order for Jackup Rig

Statoil concludes dry well north of Fram field with 35/11-16 S well

Spartan 202 contracted by Byron Energy

VNG Norge AS successful with exploration drilling on the Pil prospect in Norway

'ZHONG YOU HAI 16' jackup successfully towed and raised

'Sagadril 1' completes Iran contract and enters shipyard

Statoil receives approval to use 'Bideford Dolphin' for development activity in Norway

NPD grants Lundin drilling permit for appraisal well on PL492

'Rowan Renaissance' drillship completes mobilisation to Namibia

'Hakuryu-11' completes drilling of the Balqis-1 well in Indonesia

'Ocean Vanguard' spuds new Johan Sverdrup appraisal well

Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas partner secures rig for Magazan permit drilling in Morocco

GDF Suez completes wildcat well 7222/11-2 in Norway

'Ocean General' drills duster in Vietnam

'Leiv Eirkisson' spuds appraisal well on Titan discovery in Norway

First KFELS N Plus jackup to be built for TS Offshore

Noble announces update on 'Noble Paul Wolff' in Brazil

CIMC Raffles begins construction of Frigstad's second semisub rig

'Noble Paul Wolff' tilts whilst drilling in Brazil

Odfjell Drilling announces revised delivery date for 'Deepsea Aberdeen'

Farmount Marine Safely Delivered ENSCO 5002 to Singapore

Cobalt makes fifth consecutive Angola discovery with Orca-1 well

Tullow receives drilling permit for 31/2-21 S wilcat well in Norway

Sembccorp Marine's PPL Shipyard in Singapore secures newbuild jackup order

Transocean announces construction of two newbuild drillships

'LOTOS Petrobaltic' jackup rig arrives in Poland

LOTOS Petrobaltic to convert jackup rig into a fixed production unit

Lundin Petroleum spuds new appraisal well on Edvard Grieg field in Norway

Fred Olsen Energy ASA receives 'Bolette Dolphin' drillship

Total E&P Norge AS use make oil discovery with 25/5-9 wildcat well in Norway

Statoil drills dry well using 'Ocean Vanguard' semisub on PL 628 in Norway

Langlitinden exploration well drilled in Barents Sea close to completion

'West Hercules' drills new gas discovery in PL 532

Atwood Oceanics announces extension of 'Atwood Aurora' contract

Keppel awarded modification contract for 'Hakuryu-5'

'West Hercules' semisub receives permission to drill on production licence 532

'Titanium Explorer' drillship commences drilling of the Padouck-1 exploration well

Fregate-1 exploration well to be plugged and abandoned following evaluation

Seadrill secures multiple jackup rig contracts in Mexico

Vietsovpetro contracts 'KS Java Star 2' jackup for drilling in Vietnam

Lundin Petroleum spuds exploration well on the Balqis prospect in the Natuna Sea

Lamprell delivers 'Qarnin' jackup to National Drilling Company (NDC)

'Transocean Barents' to drill wildcat well in production license 607

NPD grants Statoil permit to drill 35/11-17 well in Norway

Mubadala Petroleum exercises one well option on 'Songa Venus'

Keppel FELS to build three jackups worth US$650 million for Fecon International

UMW completes purchase of two newbuild jackup rigs

Drilling commences in New Zealand canterbury basin using 'Noble Bob Douglas'

'Maersk Completer' awarded new long term contract in Brunei

Lundin completes pair of dry wells northwest of Johan Sverdrup discovery

'Kan Tan IV' begins drilling of Pateke-4H well in New Zealand

'Ocean Confidence' spuds the bamboo prospect in Cameroon

El Dorado exploration well result

QGEP announces result of Atlanta well test in Brazil

Keppel secures repeat contract from UMW to construct jackup rig

Aqualis Offshore completes 'Jindal Star' rig move

'Hakuryu-11' rig on-tow to Balqis-1 well location in Indonesia

AWE prepares for Pateke-4H drilling operations

GSP announces commencement of GoM drilling operations with a third MODU

Ensco plc sells two jackup rigs for US$33 million

'Borgland Dolphin' to drill 6407/1-7 appraisal well in Norway

'Bredford Dolphin' set to drill new wildcat well in PL484 in Norway

Oil discovery in the second exploration well in Oman

Noble Corporation to name spinoff company Paragon Offshore

Ensco 5004 in Malta

Dockwise to transport two Cat-J rigs for Statoil

Matuku well completed, 'Kan Tan IV' moves to Pateke-4H

Wintershall exercised option for 'Energy Endeavor' jackup rig

Faroe Petroleum close to completing Novus well in Norwegian Sea

Occidental Petroleum contracts 'Al Wajbah' jackup for a further five years

Eurasia Drilling secure long-term contracts for two jackups

Maersk Drilling names two more of its newbuild drillships

First Syn-rift Discovery Announced in the Deepwater Angola Pre-salt

Statoil to use 'Ocean Vanguard' to drill Johan Sverdrup appraisal

Gulf Drilling International takes delivery of the company's 8th jackup rig

'Transocean Legend' continues to drill ahead at Grace-1 well in Australia

'Kan Tan IV' completes Matuku-1 well in New Zealand

'Transocean Arctic' completes Skarfjell appraisal well

CIMC Raffles secures newbuild harsh environment semisub contract

Dubai Drydocks World to build mega jackup rig

Det Norske spuds first operated well in the Barents Sea

'Palladium Explorer' drillship construction terminated

Central Shipping Monaco enters the jackup market with newbuild order

Mermaid Drilling doubles size of tender rig fleet with newbuild order

Vietnam Cua Lo-1 exploration well completes testing

Fairmount Marine Safely Delievered ENSCO 5004 to Malta

Bualuang Field Update

New Zealand Oil & Gas provide Matuku-1 well update

'Aban VII' spuds second well in Oman drilling program

'Deepsea Metro I' spuds sunbird-1 well in Keya

Lundin spuds new Johan Sverdrup appraisal

'Transocean Barents' completes dry well north of Troll field in Norway

BP exercise option for 'Maersk Reacher' jackup

Kosmos sublet 'Maersk Discoverer' from BP for Morocco drilling

'COSLGift' jackup delivered from yard and enroute to South East Asia contract

Statoil in North Sea oil and gas discovery

Buccaneer Energy sells interest in Kenai Offshore Ventures

Perisai Petroleum places order for third newbuild jackup rig

'Songa Mercur' drills duster in Vietnam

Vietnam Ca Ngu-1 exploration well reaches total depth

Lukoil completes first exploration well in Sierra Leone

Keppel FELS delivers 'AD 60' jackup rig to Arabian Drilling Company

Hercules Offshore releases details of insurance claim for 'Hercules 265'

Lundin Norway AS to use 'Bredford Dolphin' semisub to drill 16/3-8 S appraisal well

Ensco takes delivery of newbuild 'ENSCO 121' jackup rig

Ocean Rig receives sixth newbuild drillship 'Ocean Rig Skyros'

ICON Awarded HelM Wellhead Platform Design and Install Offsore TUNISI

'GSP Saturn' awarded Pechora Sea drilling contract

Premier Oil secures 'Maersk Guardian' jackup for Norwegian exploration well

'Bredford Dolphin' drills dry well in North Sea

FD-1 wildcat exploration well to be plugged and abandoned

Sale of Rig

Chevron contracts 'Blackford Dolphin' for future UK drilling operations

Dragon Oil releases rig update information

Buccaneer Energy releases update for Alaskan drilling operations

'Norbe VIII' drillship spuds Carcara prospect appraisal well in Brazil

Nido Petroleum secure 'UMW Naga 5' jackup for Philippines drilling

Shell extends contract for 'Noble Discoverer' drillship

Paon-2A well result offshore Côte d’Ivoire

'Pacific Khamsin' drillship receives Nigerian drilling permit

'Al Khor' jackup contracted by JX Nippon for Qatar Drilling

'Hercules Resilience' jackup is delivered by Keppel FELS

Keppel FELS delivers Hercules’ second KFELS Super A Class jackup rig

'Murmanskaya' spuds BH-25 well in Vietnam

Atwood Oceanics takes delivery of the 'Atwood Advantage' drillship

Keppel FELS pushes forward with construction of newly designed CAN DO drillship

'COSLHunter' heads to Gulf of Mexico for Pemex Contract

Trintiy Exploration & Production use 'Rowan Gorilla III' to strike oil in Trinidad

'West Hercules' strikes oil at Skavl prospect for Statoil in Norway

Northern Offshore secures Letter of Intent for 'Energy Searcher'

Det norske oljeselskap ASA receives consent to drill Barents Sea wildcat well 7222/11-2 A

CNOOC's second deepwater Congo (Brazzaville) exploration well fails to deliver

Lundin secures approval from NPD to drill Kopervik Prospect with the 'Island Innovator'

Alliance Offshore Drilling agrees to sale of one under construction jackup rig

Statoil makes another high-impact natural gas discovery offshore Tanzania

Vietnam Cua Lo 1 ST-1 exploration well reaches total depth

'Zagreb 1' semisub begins journey to Libya for drilling contract with Total

Lundin secures drilling permit to drill appraisal well of the Jorvik Prospect in Norway

Seadrill sells two semisubs to Seadrill Partners LLC

VNG to drill exploration well using the 'Transocean Arctic'

'Kan Tan IV' spuds Matuku-1 well in New Zealand

Cobalt International Energy, Inc. Confirms Significant Pre-salt Discovery at its Lontra #1 Well, Offshore Angola

'Rowan Renaissance' drillship schedule and Welwitschia-1 planned spud date

Seadrill begins discussions with Pemex on US$1.8 billion worth of jackup contracts

Sevan Drilling considering not taking delivery of newbuild semisub rig

Rowan inks ten year contract extension for 'Bob Keller' rig

Island Innovator set to drill 16/2-20 A well for Lundin Norway AS

Ensco Plc secures two year contract for its newbuild 'Ensco 122' jackup

Ensco orders fourth ENSCO 120 series jackup rig

Total to use 'Leiv Eiriksson' to spud wildcat well on Trell prospect

BP adds two drilling rigs in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico

Seadrill agrees to purchase 'Prospector 3' jackup

Pertamina extends contract for 'KS Java Star'

'Transocean Barents' drills dry well on Gjoa field for GDF Suez

Statoil completes double oil strike with 6407/8-6 and 6407/8-6 A wells

Statoil set to use 'West Hercules' semisub to drill PL 532 wildcat well

Faroe Petroleum sublets 'West Navigator' drillship to drill Novus prospect

Eurasia Drilling Company takes delivery of newbuild 'Neptune' jackup

Hercules offshore secures rig management agreement with Perisai

Lundin Norway AS, in process of completing successful Johan Sverdrup 16/3-7 apprasial well

Transocean places order for five newbuild jackup rigs

Lamprell successfully delivers 'Jindal Star' jackup

Viking Offshore & Marine order newbuild jackup to mark entry into offshore rig market

Galoc Phase II rig demobilisation and commencement of offshore subsea installation

COSL signs contracts for three newbuild drilling units

'Ocean Vanguard' set to drill 25/9-4 exploration well for Statoil on PL 628

Rigmar awarded multi million pound contract with Transocean

'Nanhai IX' begins South China Sea operations for CNOOC

OMV drills dry well northeast of Johan Castberg with 'Leiv Eiriksson' semisub

Cairn starts drilling operations offshore Morocco

Wintershall Norge AS completes drilling of wildcat wells in Central North Sea

Diamond receives LOI for a jackup and semisub as it announces Q3 2013 results

'Sevan Louisiana' rig delivered from Cosco shipyard in China

GAC rig move brings 'Hercules Triumph' from Sri Lanka to India

Lundin Norway set to spud new exploration well on PL 410 using 'Bredford Dolphin'

PPL shipyard delivers 'fortius' jackup two months ahead of schedule

Eni completes drilling of 7016/2-1 well in Barents sea with 'Scarabeo 8' semisub

Premier Oil extend existing contract for Awilco Drilling's 'WilPhoenix' rig

Ca Ngu-1 exploration well begins drilling offshore Vietnam

Dalian Developer Ltd look to cancel construction of the 'Dalian Developer' drillship

'Maersk Giant' jackup rig to be used to spud Butch South West well for Centrica

'Maersk Giant jackup' drills dry Brattholmen wildcat well for Repsol in Norway

Galoc-5H well successfully tested

Camac confirms successful drilling of Oyo-7 well in Nigeria

Transocean orders newbuild drillship on award of five year contract from Chevron

'Transocean Winner' drills dry well for RWE DEA Norge AS on PL 330 in Norway

Statoil completes drilling of additional Volve field wells using 'Maersk Inspirer' jackup

Seadrill Ltd sells 'T-16' tender rig to Seadrill Partners LLC

Maersk names first of four newbuild drillships

Perforadora Central orders another newbuild jackup rig from Keppel AmFELS

'West Aquarius' awarded 18 month contract extension

Petrobras extends contract for 'Noble Dave Beard'

Atwood Oceanics to sell 'Vicksburg' jackup rig

Maersk Oil contracts Gulf Drilling Newbuild jackup in Qatar

Farmount Fuji Assisted Saipem in Congolese Waters

Northern Offshore places order for two jackup rigs from unnamed Chinese yard

Eurasia Drilling Company secures three year Caspian Sea contract for newbuild jackups

'Transocean Arctic' finds oil whilst drilling 7120/1-3 wildcat well for Lundin Norway AS

Clearwater re-enters jackup market with order for two newbuild units

'Bredford Dolphin' completes Johan Sverdrup appraisal well 16/5-4

LUNDIN PETROLEUM SPUDS THE TORVASTAD EXPLORATION WELL, OFFSHORE NORWAY

Maersk Drilling orders fourth XL Enhanced jackup rig

Noble Corporation announces plan to create independent standard specification drilling company

Statoil set to drill two wells on PL 348 using 'Songa Trym' semisub

Statoil makes gas discovery with drilling of Iskrystall prospect in Norway

Det norske oljeselskap ASA drills dry well at Augunshaug Prospect in PL 542

'Ocean Vanguard' completes dry well in PL 104 for Statoil

Spud of Ayutthaya Exploration Well

Successful conclusion of the Galoc-5H and Galoc 6-H drilling phase

Lukoil begins exploration drilling in Sierra Leone

Camac Energy spuds Oyo-7 well in Nigeria

'Songa Trym' semisub discovers oil for Statoil at Norne field in PL 128

BP discovers gas in the Salamat well in Egypt

HRT announces non-commercial discovery with Moosehead-1

'Leiv Eiriksson' completes drilling of Barents sea wildcat

GDF Suez to spud new exploration well on Gjoa field in Norway

A/S Norske Shell makes small gas discovery in Norway using 'Transocean Barents' to drill 6406/9-1 wildlcat well

'Maersk Giant' ready to drill Brattholmen exploration well for Repsol

'Bredford Dolphin' to drill 16/3-7 appraisal well on Johan Sverdrup field

Pacific Drilling Receives Delivery of Its Ultra-Deepwater Drillship the Pacific Khamsin

Natural gas discovery at the Agulha exploration prospect in Mozambique

Millennium Offshore Services (MOS) completes purchase of jackup rig

'Atwood Hunter' awarded new drilling contract in Equatorial Guinea

'Island Innovator' receives Acknowledgement of Compliance to operate in Norway

New oil discovery offshore Canada

Wintershall to drill wildcat well on PL 418 using 'Transocean Arctic'

Falcon Energy sells two Gusto MSC CJ46-X100-D jackups to COSL

'Bredford Dophin' drills dry wildcat well for Lundin Norway AS on PL 544

EXPLORATION WELL 16/4-7 DRILLED OFFSHORE NORWAY HAS BEEN COMPLETED

Statoil discover gas and condensate with Smorbukk North well in Norway

Lundin Norway given granted permit to drill Johan Sverdrup appraisal well 16/5-4 well using 'Bredford Dolphin'

'Songa Trym' discovers oil whilst drilling 6507/3-10 wildcat well for Statoil

Statoil set to drill two wildcat wells with 'Transocean Leader' semisub

Wintershall granted permission to spud 16/1-19 S and 16/1-20 A wells using 'Borgland Dolphin'

Statoil set to drill Cerberus prospect using 'Ocean Vanguard'

'Songa Trym' granted permission to drill Svale Nord prospect for Statoil in PL 128

Det Norske set to drill new well on Gyda field in Norway

ESSM places double jackup order at Chinese shipyard

Cua Lo-1 exploration well begins drilling offshore Vietnam

Statoil hits oil at Cliffhanger North prospect well in Norway

Japan Drilling Company will operate newbuild jackup upon delivery from shipyard

Surin Oil Discovery

HRT spuds Moosehead-1 well in Namibia

Keppel FELS secures newbuild contract for Mexican market

Keppel FELS delivers another premium rig for Mexican customer

'Leiv Eiriksson' semisub completes delineation well on Norvarg discovery in PL 535

Seadrill adds two more jackup orders to growing construction program

Norvarg appraisal well results

Spud of G4/50-5 Exploration Well

'Hercules 265' jackup is evacuated

Ocean Rig secures US$1.3 billion contract for 'Ocean Rig Skyros'

LUNDIN PETROLEUM SPUDS EXPLORATION WELL ON THE BIOTITT PROSPECT IN THE UTSIRA HIGH AREA

Prospector Offshore is awarded second drilling contract for newbuild jackup fleet

HRT comes up dry with Murombe-1 well

Keppel delivers final AOD jackup rig 'AOD III'

Keppel secures fifth jackup order from Gruop R

Seadrill orders four new drillship units as the company continues to refresh drilling fleet

Rayong Exploration Well

'Blackford Dolphin' signed up for second contract in three days

Petronas exercises one year option for 'Maersk Convincer' jackup

Fairmount Glacier Delivered Falcon 100 to Pointe Noire

Tap Oil releases final starfish-1 well update

Seadrill secures Venezuela contract for 'West Freedom' jackup rig

KrisEnergy completes Tayum-1 exploration well offshore Kalimantan, Indonesia

EXPLORATION WELL 16/2-18S IN PL265 HAS COMMENCED

Starfish-1 well reaches TD in Ghana

DONG Energy contracts 'Maersk Resolve' for further Danish drilling operations

'Blackford Dolphin' contracted for two well drilling campaign in UK and Ireland

Transocean drillship breaks own record for deepest operational water depth

Statoil targets new wildcat well in PL 608

OMV set to drill 7324/7-1 S wildcat well with 'Leiv Eiriksson' semisub

'Leiv Eiriksson' semisub given approval to drill Wisting prospect for OMV in Norway

PV Drilling places new jackup order with Keppel FELS

Saipem Perro Negro 6 Rig sinks

Tap Oil releases second starfish-1 drilling update

Saipem jackup 'Perro Negro 6' sinks as seabed collapses beneath it

Oro Negro boosts future rig fleet with further jackup orders

North Atlantic Drilling completes sale and leaseback of newbuild jackup

Statoil to use Diamond Drilling's 'Ocean Vanguard' to spud wildcat well on Cliffhanger North

Seadrill increases ownership in Sevan Drilling

Significant oil discovery offshore Nigeria

Tap Oil releases starfish-1 drilling update

Norvarg appraisal well update

Hercules Offshore increases stake in Discovery Offshore to more than 50%

Atwood orders fourth drillship from DSME

Lundin Norway gains approval to drill 7120/1-3 wildcat well using 'Transocean Arctic' semisub

Awilco secures new North Sea drilling contract

KCA secures contract for 'Ben Rinnes' with Tullow Oil Gabon

Rowan secures contract for second newbuild drillship 'Rowan Resolute'

Seadrill orders two more jackups as it looks to boost 'high-specification' fleet

Lundin targets Boptott prospect in Norway using 'Bredford Dolphin'

Statoil makes another oil find offshore Newfoundland

'Stena DrillMAX' spuds Starfish-1 well

Stella drilling commences

Ocean Rig secures contract for newbuild drillship

Ensco orders new drillship on back of strong market

Atwood secures first contract for newbuild drillship

Songa secures additional Vietnam work for 'Songa Mercur'

Total extends contract for 'Prospector 1' jackup

Det Norske extends XL Enhanced 2 contract with Maersk Drilling

Qatar Petroleum awards new contracts to two GDI rigs

Atwood secures new contract for 'Atwood Beacon' jackup

Statoil targets new exploration well north of Asgard field

Shell contract Atwood Condor for US GoM drilling program

Socar orders new semi-submersible drilling rig

Statoil orders new rigs to extend life of Oseberg and Gullfaks fields

Galoc Phase II commences drilling

Spud of Tayum-1 Exploration Well

HRT spuds Murombe-1 well in Namibia

Keppel delivers first KFELS Super A Class rig for harsh environments

BOT Lease commission newbuild jackup construction

Calao-1X exploration well encounters non-commercial condensate in Côte d’Ivoire

Diamond Drilling orders new harsh environment semi-sub

'Bredford Dolphin' given approval to drill appraisal well on Johan Sverdrup

Standard Drilling sells off last rig

Bedug-1 Gas Discovery

LUNDIN NORWAY COMPLETES EXPLORATION WELL 7/4-3 ON THE CARLSBERG PROSPECT IN NORWAY

Ocean Patriot rig has commenced mobilisation to the Galoc oil field for the Phase II development

Statoil prepared to drill Falk appraisal using 'Songa Trym'

HRT releases results of Wingat-1

Keppel FELS delivers second jackup rig to Oro Negro early

Lundin Norway AS ready to drill new wildcat near Johan Sverdrup discovery

Noble Drilling awarded first 'Cat-J' Jackup Rig Contract by Statoil

'Transocean Winner' set to be used by RWE Dea Norge AS to drill Cliffhanger South Prospect

Seadrill Ltd sells T-15 tender rig to Seadrill Partners LLC

Atwood Oceanics announces extension of 'Atwood Orca' contract

Exploration well results

Talisman given approval to use 'Maersk Giant' jackup to drill wildcat well on PL 299

Songa completes sale of two semisubs and announces creation of JV

Statoil gains approval to drill Johan Sverdrup appraisal well 16/2-17 B

'Songa Trym' set to drill wildcat well 25/11-27 for Statoil

KrisEnergy begins drilling Bulu gas appraisal well in Indonesia

DSIC successfully delivers second DSJ300 jackup

Lundin Norway AS to use 'Bredford Dolphin' semisub to drill 16/2-21 appraisal on Johan Sverdrup

Anadarko Provides East Africa Exploration Update

Falcon Energy confirms order of newbuild jackup

'West Hercules' to drill 7220/5-2 wildcat in Barents Sea for Statoil

Spud of Bedug-1 Exploration Well

Cairn secures rig for Frontier Exploration Campaign

North Kendang-1 Exploration Well Suspended

Keppel AmFELS delivers third jackup rig to Perforadora Central

Pacific Drilling Announces Exercise of Option to Extend the Pacific Scirocco for One Year

Greater Stella area turnkey drilling contract award

OIL DISCOVERY IN LUNO II EXPLORATION WELL OFFSHORE NORWAY

Total E&P Norge AS set to use 'Leiv Eirkisson' semisub on Norvarg appraisal

Fairmount Sherpa Delivered GSF Arctic I to Las Palmas

First oil from new AGMN platform in Gabon

Farmount Summit Delivered SSV Catarina to Angola

HRT spuds Wingat-1 well in Namibia

New high-impact discovery offshore Tanzania

Statoil secures drillship for Kwanza basin drilling

JORVIK EXPLORATION WELL COMPLETED

Noble Homer Ferrington in Malta

Seadrill continues newbuild expansion with orders for two 400ft jackup rigs

Fairmount Glacier Delivered La Muralla IV to Mexico

Perisai Drilling order second jackup rig as the company looks to break into the Malaysian drilling market

Keppel Fels add to order book with jackup order from Jindal Drilling

Keppel FELS adds US$300 million to order book with new contracts

Shell announces pause in Alaska drilling program

Maersk Drilling takes delivery of 'Maersk Viking' drillship

Hercules Offshore Purchase 'Ben Avon' Jackup

African Petroleum announces discovery at Bee Eater-1

Keppel FELS delivers another jackup rig ahead of schedule

Spud of North Kendang-1 Exploration Well

Fairmount Couple Towed Noble Max Smith to Brazil

Transocean Marianas rig arrives in Namibia ahead of HRT drilling contract

South Kecapi-1 Oil and Gas Discovery

Seadrill orders two new 400ft jackup rigs from DSIC Offshore in China

Saipem faces new headache with 'Scarabeo 8' drilling rig in Norway

Dynamic Vision jackup is delivered to Dynamic Offshore Drilling

PTTEP hire COSLPower for Thailand drilling campaign

CNOOC hires 'Jasper Explorer' drillship for drilling in Congo (Brazzaville)

Vantage Drilling newbuild drillship awarded two year contract

Atwood secures Thailand contract for 'Atwood Orca'

Pacific Drilling orders eighth ultra-deepwater drillship from Samsung

Tullow Oil exercises 'West Leo' contract option

Greatship takes delivery of 'Greatdrill Chaaya' jackup rig

Sedco 714 secures contract extension with Total

CP Latina doubles offshore rig fleet with purchase of 'Standard Vision' jackup

Continued delay of 'Songa Trym' adds to woes for Songa Offshore

Sevan Drilling raises new funds for newbuild construction

'Noble Regina Allen' rig is restored to upright position

CP Latina Enters Rig Market With Purchase of First Jackup Unit

HRT Officially Receives Transocean Marianas

LUNDIN PETROLEUM SPUDS EXPLORATION WELL ON THE OGNA PROSPECT IN THE SOUTHERN NORTH SEA

Frigstad Deepwater Orders US$1.3 Billion Rig Duo

African Petroleum spuds Bee Eater-1 well

Statoil makes third discovery offshore Tanzania

Jaguar-1 exploration well update

Spud South Kecapi-1 Exploration Well

Well result – Zaedyus-2, offshore French Guiana

Keppel FELS delivers jackup rig early to new Mexican customer

Brugdan II well temporarily suspended

FOGL complets Scotia well

LUNDIN PETROLEUM COMPLETES THE SNURREVAD-JUKSA EXPLORATION WELL IN THE BARENTS SEA

Pacific Drilling Announces Contract for the Pacific Khamsin

NW-1 Exploration Well Update

LUNDIN PETROLEUM COMMENCES TEMBAKAU EXPLORATION WELL, OFFSHORE PENINSULA MALAYSIA

LUNDIN PETROLEUM COMPLETES OFFSHORE PENINSULA MALAYSIA EXPLORATION WELL

Keppel FELS delivers Safin’s first KFELS B Class jackup rig

RWE Dea Norge secures rig capacity for Titan drilling in 2013

Spudding of Bualuang B8/38-8 (NW-1) Exploration Well

LUNDIN PETROLEUM COMPLETES EXPLORATION WELL ON THE ALBERT PROSPECT IN NORTHERN NORTH SEA

Saudi Aramco set to deploy its first KFELS Super B Class jackup rig after early delivery from Keppel FELS

Scotia - Fl 31/12-01 Well Spud

FOGL spuds Scotia well in Falkland Islands

Atwood Mako Rig Spudded First Well

Drilling in Beaufort Sea Approved

Fairmount Sherpa Tows Atwood Condor from Mauritius to Trinidad

FOGL announces gas discovery with Loligo well

Kabeljou-1 well returns poor results in Namibia

Drillship Discoverer Moves Off Burger Well

Shell begins drilling in the Chukchi Sea

Hurricane appraisal well successful test results

Approval to Begin Initial Drilling Offshore

Drillship Discoverer Departs Dutch Harbor

New oil discovery on Utsira High

BP makes two gas discoveries in Egypt's Nile Delta

QGOG Constellation Announces the Arrival of the Ultra-deepwater Drillship, Amaralina Star, to Brazil

Hurricane well proceeding to drill stem test

Talland Navigation orders newbuild jackup from COSCO (Dalian)

FOGL spuds Loligo prospect in Falkland Islands

Commencement of Loligo well operations

Ophir strikes gas with Papa-1 well

FOGL begins contracting of 'Leiv Eiriksson' semisub

Leiv Eiriksson Rig on Contract

GEITUNGEN EXPLORATION WELL HAS SPUDDED, NORWAY

Drilling of Kabeljou-1 exploration well commences in Nambia

'Sevan Brasil' accepted by Petrobras

EDC’s Saturn jack up rig ends 5th year without LTI

Divers Confirm Noble Discoverer Did Not Run Aground

Stebbing prospect reaches total depth

Drillship Drifts While Anchored Near Dutch Harbor

Hurricane appraisal well commences

Keppel to build jackup in Kazkhstan

Fairmount Sherpa Delivered Drillship Peregrine 1 to Singapore

Far East-1 Well Update

Significant gas and condensate discovery in the North Sea

Acceptance testing update for 'Sevan Brasil'

LUNDIN PETROLEUM COMPLETES CLAPTON EXPLORATION WELL IN SOUTHERN NORTH SEA

'ST Bahari-1' completes A22 development well on East Zeit field

Shell Drill Rigs Depart for Alaska Waters

Pacific Drilling Announces Five-Year Contract for the Pacific Sharav

Keppel FELS to deliver Ukraine’s second KFELS B Class jackup rig

Keppel to deliver seventh ultra-deepwater semi to Ensco

Bualuang Far East-1 Exploration Well Spud

Wawa-1 exploration well finds oil and gas-condensate

LUNDIN PETROLEUM TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS ALBERT EXPLORATION WELL OFFSHORE NORWAY

Second high-impact discovery for Statoil offshore Tanzania

Fairmount Fuji Assisted Stena Icemax

Paon-1X exploration well discovers oil in Côte d'Ivoire

LUNDIN PETROLEUM SPUDS CLAPTON EXPLORATION WELL IN SOUTHERN NORTH SEA

Pacific Drilling Announces Extension of Initial Term for the Pacific Scirocco to Two Years

Fairmount Alpine Towed Rig Ocean Whittington to Gulf

ABS to Class Advanced Capability Deepwater Drillship

Mzia-1 Gas Discovery - Block 1 Offshore Tanzania

Statoil secures rig for drilling offshore Newfoundland

Chariot fails to find commercial discovery at Tapir South

Borders & Southern spud Stebbing prospect

Statoil launches ambitious exploration campaign in the Skrugard area

LUNDIN PETROLEUM SPUDS EXPLORATION WELL ON THE ALBERT PROSPECT IN NORTHERN NORTH SEA

Chevron Commences Operations on Next-Generation Drillship in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

Fairmount Sherpa Towed ODN Tay IV to Brazil

Teak-4A appraisal well update

Fairmount Expedition Delivered Scarabeo 6 to Rotterdam

Darwin East has good hydrocarbon shows

'Maersk Deliverer' spuds Tapir South well in Namibia

Keppel AmFELS secures repeat jackup order from Mexico worth US$205 million

Result of Jodari-1 well in block 1 offshore Tanzania

Fairmount Fuji Assisted Drillship Stena Forth

Small oil discovery in the Oseberg Area Unit

African Petroleum contracts 'Eirik Raude' for two wells in Liberia

Enyenra-4A appraisal well successful

Shell Begins Drilling In Beaufort Sea

EDC announces renaming of Trident XX jack-up rig to Saturn

Successful appraisal of the Skrugard discovery

'Sevan Brasil' departs China

New rig concept to improve recovery

'ST Bahari-1' completes A12Z well on East Zeit Field

Fairmount Summit Delivers Delba III to Brazil

Securing rig capacity to improve recovery on the NCS

Statoil operated high impact gas discovery off Tanzania

Jupiter-1 discovery offshore Sierra Leone

African Petroleum announces discovery with Narina-1 well in Liberia

Statoil confirms indications of gas offshore Tanzania

RWE Dea secures rig capacity in Norway

Pacific Drilling Announces Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Pacific Mistral Begins Contract in Brazil

Darwin East prospect successfully spudded

Pacific Drilling Announces Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Pacific Scirocco Begins Contract in Nigeria

'Sevan Brasil' begins seatrials

Major new oil discovery in the Barents Sea

Keppel AmFELS to Construct and Upgrade Deepwater Semisubmersible for Diamond Offshore for US$150 million

Narina-1 well spudded in Liberia

Another discovery in the Gullfaks area

West Alpha returns to Ølensvåg

Pacific Drilling Receives Delivery of its Ultra-Deepwater Drillship the Pacific Santa Ana

Keppel to deliver sixth ultra-deepwater semi to Ensco over the past 42 months

Noble Discoverer recalled to Alaska

Pacific Drilling Statement Regarding the Status of Pacific Scirocco

Lukoil and Vanco announce discovery in Ivory Coast

Corcovado arrives at quayside

Rig Update

Successful appraisal of the Teak discovery offshore Ghana

Montserrado-1 makes a non-commercial oil discovery

Rig secured for development drilling in Greater Stella area

EXPLORATION WELL MINDOU MARINE-1 ON CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) MARINE XI LICENCE WAS DRY

14/10-9 Well Spud

BP makes gas discovery in Egypt's Nile Delta

Doubling of Aldous volumes

Discovery in Aldous appraisal well

Giant rig West Elara arrives in Ølensvåg

Signal International Announces Contract to Upgrade Semisubmersible

Keppel to build third Super A Class jackup for Ensco at US$245 million

Keppel FELS to deliver Vietnam’s first drilling tender rig

All go for Gudrun drilling

Enyenra-3A well result announcement

14/10-8 Well Spud

Lundin Petroleum commences drilling on the Janglau prospect

DRC 2011 offshore drilling campaign launched with Libwa 12

Small discovery on Aldous Major North

Keppel AmFELS delivers fourth consecutive Rowan rig ahead of schedule

Securing more rig capacity

Apalis-1 well deemed non-commercial by African Petroleum

LUNDIN PETROLEUM SPUDS EXPLORATION WELL MINDOU MARINE-1 ONCONGO BRAZZAVILLE MARINE XI LICENCE

CAT BA-1X sub-commercial oil and gas discovery

14/10-7 Exploration Well Spud

Pacific Drilling Announces Three-Year Contract for the Pacific Mistral

African Petroleum spuds Apalis-1 prospect in Liberia

Pacific Drilling Announces Pacific Bora Operations Commencement

High-impact discovery in the North Sea

Spudding of CAT BA-1X exploration well

Keppel completes ultra deepwater rig for Saipem

Kora-1 exploration well drilling completion announced

14/10-6 Appraisal Well Spud

Makore-1 well encounters thick water-bearing sands

LUNDIN PETROLEUM DISCOVERS GAS IN ITS FIRST MALAYSIAN EXPLORATION WELL

Secures exploration rig for Norwegian continental shelf

Pacific Drilling Signs Contract for the Pacific Scirocco

Pacific Drilling confirms Total contract for 'Pacific Scirocco'

Songa providing Statoil with a new rig type

Keppel on track to deliver third harsh environment N-Class rig to Rowan

Seadrill sells the jack-up rig West Janus

Keppel to deliver fifth ENSCO 8500 Series® ultra-deepwater rig

Delivery of 'Maersk Deliverer' rig again delayed

Athena Development Drilling Completed

Exploration Offshore Greenland

Pacific Drilling Receives Delivery of its Drillship the Pacific Mistral

Pacific Drilling takes delivery of 'Pacific Mistral'

Jacky Field Well Operations

LUNDIN PETROLEUM SPUDS SKALLE EXPLORATION WELL IN BARENTS SEA

Oil discovery in the North Sea

14/10-5 Appraisal Well Spud

Pacific Drilling Receives a Letter of Award from Total in Nigeria

Total issue LOA for 'Pacific Scirocco' drillship in Nigeria

'Pacific Scirocco' drillship delivered to Pacific Drilling

Pacific Drilling Receives Delivery of its New Drillship the Pacific Scirocc

14/15-3 exploration well result

Oil find near Peregrino

Delivery of 'Maersk Deliverer' delayed

Gas discovery block 1 offshore Tanzania

Major oil discovery in the Barents Sea

Keppel receives US$8 million from QGOG for early delivery of Alpha Star

Ninky 14/15-3 exploration well spud

Teak-2 exploration well discovers hydrocarbons offshore Ghana

Keppel FELS delivers 7th KFELS SSDT to Seadrill ahead of schedule

New rig for Statoil’s fast-track portfolio

Japan Drilling Company awards US$210 million jackup contract to Keppel

Enyenra-2A appraisal well proves major light oil field

Keppel to build new jackup worth US$195 million for Mexico

Athena field final development well drilling commenced

Completion of Trident XX acquisition from Transocean

Noble Corporation Announces Letter of Intent on Noble Jim Day

THE EARB EXPLORATION WELL IN PL505 HAS SPUDDED, OFFSHORE NORWAY

14/10-4 Appraisal Well Spud

Long-term contract for new rig design

CATERPILLAR EXPLORATION WELL IN NORWAY IS AN OIL DISCOVERY

Keppel to deliver second DSSTM 38 deepwater rig ahead of schedule to Brazil

West Alpha arrives at Westcon

Well incident on Deepsea Atlantic last night

Production and exploration rig chartered

Teak-1 exploration well discovers hydrocarbons offshore Ghana

Discovery close to Gullfaks

Anadarko strikes gas at Tubarao well in Mozambique

LUNDIN PETROLEUM SPUDS TELLUS EXPLORATION WELL IN PL338, OFFSHORE NORWAY

EDC negotiating with Transocean to acquire Trident XX drilling rig

Pacific Bora Awarded Initial 3-year Contract with Chevron

Pacific Drilling secure initial three year contract for 'Pacific Bora'

14/10-3 Exploration Well Spud

Successful Cormoran-1 exploration well offshore Mauritania

Tweneboa-3 appraisal well confirms Greater Tweneboa Area resource potential

Cairn secures rigs for 2011 Greenland Exploration

Noble Corporation Updates Noble Jim Day Contract Status

Keppel AmFELS delivers third Rowan rig ahead of schedule

Oil find off Brazil

Oil discovery offshore Norway near the Gjoa Field

Seadrill takes delivery of sixth KFELS B Class jackup rig

Rachel North 14/15-2 - Oil discovery

Second gas discovery block 4 offshore Tanzania

Pacific Bora Contract

Angklung Discovery

Oil discovery in the Mercury-1 exploration well offshore Sierra Leone

Securing rig for production drilling in the Norwegian Sea

Delivery Ceremony COSLPioneer

Rachel North spudded

EXPLORATION WELL IN PL400 SPUDDED, OFFSHORE NORWAY

Mandarin-1 Spud

Keppel delivers North Sea-compliant dual-capability high-specification jack-up to Rowan

All set for new exploration wells in the Barents Sea

Gas discovery Pweza-1 well block 4 offshore Tanzania

Onyina-1 exploration well finds water bearing reservoirs

Securing new rig for production drilling on the Norwegian continental shelf

Dambus-1 Exploration Well, Kutai PSC, Indonesia

Pacific Bora Delivery

African Petroleum contracts 'Maersk Deliverer' for Liberia drilling

LUNDIN PETROLEUM SPUDS THE APOLLO PROSPECT EXPLORATION WELL 16/1-14 ON PL338, OFFSHORE NORWAY

Result of Flow Test - Technical Update

Dana begins drilling the Cormoran exploration well, offshore Mauritania

Hakuryu-5 rig on tow to Bontang PSC

Owo-1 sidetrack confirms major oil discovery

Flow Test Update-Sea Lion 14/10-2 discovery well

Dambus-1 Exploration Well

Pride International, Inc. Updates Status on Deepwater Drillship Deep Ocean Ascension

Keppel AmFELS maintains perfect track record with second Rowan rig

Keppel to deliver fourth ENSCO 8500® Series deepwater rig on schedule

New build contract

Keppel delivers Seadrill’s 5th KFELS B CLASS jackup rig

Ernest 26/6-1 Exploration Well Spud

LUNDIN PETROLEUM HAS SPUDDED AVALDSNES EXPLORATION WELL, OFFSHORE NORWAY

Spudding od Tom Hum XANH-1X Exploration Well

Contracting the Stena Don drilling rig

'Sevan Driller' heads for drilling location

'Sevan Driller' Accepted by Petrobras

Statoil completes efficient exploration drilling campaign offshore Newfoundland

Mahogany-5 successfully appraises southeast Jubilee

Toroa Well Spudded

LUNDIN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION WELL TO TARGET THE APOLLO PROSPECT IN PL338

'Sevan Driller' departs from Rio shipyard

Third Deepwater Semi-submersible named

Pacific Santa Ana Awarded 5-year Contract with Chevron

Pacific Drilling awarded five year contract for 'Pacific Santa Ana'

Sea Lion - Oil Discovery

Keppel AmFELS sets perfect track record with first Rowan rig

Dahoma-1 exploration well results

Sea Lion 14/10-B Exploration Well Spud

Third Deepwater Semi-submersible delivered

Oil and gas discovery just north of Norne

Extending Seadrill rig contract

Liz Well - Gas Discovery

'Sevan Driller' arrives in Brazil

New rig contracts signed

New rig contracts signe

Pacific Drilling Announces Letter of Intent with Chevron

Pacific Drilling receives LOI from Chevron for 'Pacific Santa Ana'

Discoverer Inspiration Begins Five-Year Contract With Chevron

Transocean Ltd. Announces Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 Begins Five-Year Contract in India

Minor oil discovery in the Tampen area

Liz 14/19-A Exploration Well Spud

Rig Contract Agreement Secured

Small oil discovery in the Tampen area

EXPLORATION WELL IN PL359 SPUDDED, OFFSHORE NORWAY

Drilling Programme Update

Keppel AmFELS delivers jackup Tuxpan to Perforadora Central on time

Tweneboa-2 discovers significant oil and gas-condensate field

Keppel FELS delivers first rig of 2010 on time and within budget

EXPLORATION WELL IN PL476 SPUDDED, OFFSHORE NORWAY

Mahogany Deep-2 appraisal well confirms southerly extent of Jubilee field

Drilling Programme Update

Keppel FELS to deliver 6th proprietary tender drilling rig to Seadrill

Successful appraisal well drilled on the Odum field

Keppel to deliver third ENSCO 8500 Series® ultra deepwater semisubmersible on time and within budget

Rig Update

Successful Test of the Viodo 4 Well on Marine XI

Keppel to upgrade and repair 2 Noble drillships for US$304 million in Brazil

'Sevan Driller' completes sea trials and begins mobilisation to Brazil

Keppel earns S$640,000 bonus for delivering PV Drilling III jackup early

Interesting North Sea find

Lower rig hire rates

Venezuelan exploration campaign completed

Spudding Of Viodo Appraisal Well On Marine XI

Oil discovery in the Venus-B1 exploration well offshore Sierra Leone

Liyeke Marine 1 Well on Marine XI

Oil and gas discovery in the Norwegian Se

Keppel delivers second Maersk DSS 21 semisubmersible

Spudding of First Well on Marine XI

Drilling in Tornerose

Gulf Copper Wins Fifth ENSCO Rig Order

New gas find in the Norwegian Sea

Seadrill dispose of the jack-up rig West Ceres

No Contract Visibility through 30th June 2009

New ENSCO 8500 Ultra-Deepwater Semisubmersible Drilling Rig Starts Operations Under Contract with Anadarko and Eni

Keppel FELS delivers 2nd 8500 Series® semi to Ensco

Gas discovery at Harepus

Gas discovery at Corvus

Keppel delivers a jackup early to China Oilfield Services

New North Sea discovery

Encouraging gas discovery in Ragnarrock Graben

Signal Delivers Two Rigs On Schedule for Diamond Offshore

Gas condensate find at Veslefrikk

Commencement of Operations

Drilling on the Eitri prospect started

Discovery offshore Newfoundland

Closer look at Peon

Oil discovery close to the Vigdis field

Nexen Announces Results of Hobby Test in the North Sea

New discovery near existing infrastructure

Significant discovery at Tweneboa-1 exploration well offshore Ghana

Well spudding on Ragnarrock

Drilling started at Freke

Keppel FELS completes proprietary DSS™ 51 semi for Transocean

Keppel FELS delivers fifth Aban jackup drilling rig on time without incidents

Further delineation of the Pan/Pandora find

Discovery at Fulla

Luno appraisal well successfully tested

Keppel completes series of five Scorpion jackups on time

Keppel delivers 1st jackup rig of 2009 to Maersk Drilling on time

Hyedua-2 appraisal well flows at 16,750 barrels of oil per day (bopd)

Successful Mahogany-3 appraisal and exploration well

Drilling start-up on Gjøa

Keppel AmFELS delivers jackup rig to Atwood Oceanics

Keppel FELS completes Jindal’s 2nd jackup ahead of schedule and incident-free

Nucula discovery in the Barents Sea delineated

Delineation of North Sea oil and gas discovery

Small additional gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea

Well spudding on Fulla

New discovery in the Barents Sea

Possible tie-back of Noatun to Njord

Keppel FELS delivers fourth Sinvest jackup drilling rig on time

Det norske accelerates drilling of Eitri

Rowan Reports on Condition of Gulf of Mexico Fleet Following Hurricane Ike

Keppel FELS receives 49-day early delivery bonus from Indian rig owner

Sidetrack to be drilled at Noatun prospect

Keppel AmFELS earns bonus upon delivery of fourth Scorpion rig

Oil discovery near Sleipner

Gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea

Gas discovery in the Barents Sea

Keppel FELS to build seventh ENSCO deepwater rig worth US$560 million

Petrobras sign firm contract for 'Sevan Brasil'

Exploration on Stetind

Gas discovery in the Barents Sea

AoC for West Phoenix

The Trow Prospect (Well 32/2-1) Spudded in PL 369

Drilling operations on Lilleulv in final stage

Deepsea Trym at Troll through 2011

Mahogany-2 appraisal well flows at 5,200 bopd on test

LUNDIN PETROLEUM SPUDS TORPHINS EXPLORATION WELL, OFFSHORE UNITED KINGDOM

Keppel wins US$385 million semisubmersible rig contract from Brazilian driller

Keppel FELS to build 6th ENSCO semisubmersible rig worth US$537 million

Keppel FELS delivers KFELS B Class rig to SeaDrill three days ahead of time

Gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea

Tornerose wells completed

Two new discoveries in the Oseberg area

Gas and condensate discovery in the Norwegian Sea

Keppel FELS secures order for a US$512 million rig from ENSCO

Keppel AmFELS delivers yet another rig to Scorpion on schedule

Dryships Inc order two UDW drillships

PPL Shipyard and Sembawang Shipyard on track to deliver Baker Marine Pacific Class 375 jackup

Discovers oil on Draupne

New discovery on the Halten Bank

LUNDIN PETROLEUM COMPLETES EXPLORATION WELL IN NORWAY

Five-year drilling contract for Aker

First offshore drilling in Canada as operator

Find in the Barents Sea

Oil find at Grane

Spud on Draupne

EXPLORATION WELL PL 292 SPUDDED, OFFSHORE NORWAY

Keppel FELS receives US$40,000 for early delivery of a KFELS B Class rig

Transocean to drill Indonesia wells

Volve on stream

New oil discovery on UK continental shelf

BP makes a significant deep gas discovery in Egypt's Nile Delta

Gas find on the Halten Bank

Another “Bully” at Keppel heralds growing drillship business for the yard

New drilling campaign at Sleipner West

LUNDIN PETROLEUM COMPLETES EXPLORATION WELL 12/17b-1, OFFSHORE UNITED KINGDOM

LUNDIN PETROLEUM SECURES DRILLING RIG FOR PL 304 AEGIS EXPLORATION WELL

Lundin Petroleum Secures Drilling Rig for PL 304 Aegis Exploration Well

LUNDIN PETROLEUM HAS SPUDDED EXPLORATION WELL 12/17B-1, OFFSHORE UNITED KINGDOM

NOIL Energy ASA: Dry well in the North Sea

Dry well in the Barents Sea

NOIL Energy ASA: delineation of oil discovery in the North Sea

Det norske oljeselskap ASA discovered more oil in Storskrymten

Duster in Bjørk prospect

Keppel AmFELS repeats on track delivery for Scorpion’s second rig

Dry well in Snøhetta prospect

Four year contract for Polar Pioneer

EXPLORATION WELL ORANGE COMPLETED

Pertra discovered oil in Storskrymten

New oil find in Sleipner area

Gas/condensate find in Njord area

Keppel FELS delivers third KFELS B Class jackup rig to Seadrill ahead of time

LUNDIN PETROLEUM HAS SPUDDED EXPLORATION WELL 21/8-3, OFFSHORE UNITED KINGDOM

LUNDIN PETROLEUM HAS SPUDDED LUNO EXPLORATION WELL, OFFSHORE, NORWAY

Mærsk Giant on location in PL 337

New Norwegian Sea gas find

LUNDIN PETROLEUM COMPLETES EXPLORATION WELL 41/10A-2Z

LUNDIN PETROLEUM HAS SPUDDED EXPLORATION WELL 41/10A-2, OFFSHORE UNITED KINGDOM

Lundin Petroleum has Spudded Exploration Well 41/10A-2 Offshore UK

Drilling of Snøhvit well completed

Rosebank a success

More Ermintrude resources found

Statoil completes the Ballena well

Keppel FELS delivers its KFELS B Class jackup rig to Seadrill ahead of time

Tullow Oil plc – Significant oil discovery offshore Ghana

Consent for exploration drilling with “Mærsk Giant” in PL 337

Oil find in North Sea

Keppel FELS to build fourth ultra-deepwater semi valued at US$427million for ENSCO

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Keppel FELS secures order for a US$191 million jackup from PV Drilling

Volve rig en route

Keppel AmFELS is on track to deliver first Scorpion jackup rig

New rig secured

Keppel FELS delivers 9th jackup for ENSCO

Finds at Sleipner

Oil and gas discovery in the Barents Sea

Consent to use Mærsk Inspirer on the Volve field

Drilling started on the Nucula prospect in the Barents Sea

More Drilling Activities for Pertra

Further North Sea exploration

Gjøa drilling contract

Keppel divests entire stake in ultra deepwater tender rig

Hydrocarbon discovery offshore Canada

Chartering rig in Gulf of Mexico

Keppel AmFELS is on course to a timely delivery of its first Scorpion jackup rig

Sembawang Shipyard awarded drillship upgrading contract by Neptune Marine Oil and Gas Ltd.

Brugdan not commercial

Keppel FELS on course to deliver another KFELS Super B Class jackup

Keppel FELS secures third semi contract from ENSCO within a year

Petrobras awards drilling contract to Sevan

Duster on Antares

Incident on drilling rig Bideford Dolphin

New rig agreement with Transocean

Appraising the Astero discovery using a new well

Rig contract with Diamond extended

Gas proven on Tros

Peon drilling operation completed

Dry Edvarda well

Stena contract extended

Valkyrie well disappoints

Agreement for drilling the West Bonne Bay Prospect

New Contract Award

Rig contract with Fred. Olsen Energy

Rig for Troll/Sleipner chartered

Finds on Valemon and Morvin

Obo-1 Discovery in Block 1 of the Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Zone Confirmed

Keppel FELS on track to deliver one of the world’s deepest jackup drilling rigs

Keppel undertakes US$102 million upgrading of fourth semi for Diamond

Oil and gas find on Gudrun

Drilling on Morvin

Keppel to build a third jackup for Awilco at US$146 million

Keppel secures US$270 million contract from GlobalSantaFe

Rig secured for Norwegian Sea

Drilling on Snøhvit completed

Drilling Update

Keppel FELS delivers jackup rig ahead of schedule to ENSCO

Keppel FELS secures repeat ultra-deepwater semisubmersible order from ENSCO

Exploration well in Barents Sea

Secures rig for exploration offshore Norway

New wildcat off the Faroes

Snøhvit drilling enters final phase

Rig secured for exploration and production

Rig leak posed no threat

Rosneft-BP joint venture makes second discovery in Sakhalin

Borgland Dolphin chartered for Tampen

Completing Tulipan wildcat

Keppel FELS partners ENSCO to build a cost-efficient ultra-deepwater semi

Keppel FELS delivers NDC jackup rig 18 days ahead of schedule

Eirik Raude resumes exploration drilling

Comprehensive rig contract secures drilling capacity

Brage exploration well finished

Charters awarded for 10 rig-years

Oil and gas discovery near Oseberg South

Troll oil discovery

Oil strike near Vigdis

Additional resources to Åsgard

Tulipan wildcat spudded

Promising oil find at Fram

Drilling resumes on Guovca

Drilling on Eirik Raude halted

Keppel FELS secures rig order from repeat customer ENSCO

Barents Sea wildcat spudded

BP makes sixth oil discovery in the ultra-deepwater Block 31 Angola

Barents Sea drilling concluded

Will ensure "Eirik Raude" meets demands

Accidental spill from Eirik Raude

BP makes fifth oil discovery in the ultra-deepwater Block 31 Angola

Keppel FELS divests its entire interest in rig to ENSCO for US$80 million

Keppel to build US$125 million jackup for Awilco

Keppel secures US$85 million rig upgrade from repeat customer

Snøhvit drilling under way

Drilling job for Skinfaks and Rimfaks

Keppel FELS to deliver KFELS B class jackup ahead of schedule

Upgrades for the Ocean Endeavor

First Statoil well off Venezuela

Discovery on UKCS

Drilling contract awarded to Dolphin AS

Rig charter awarded

NOK 600 million contract awarded to Odfjell Drilling

Hydro extends rig contract on Troll

Selling West Navigator stake

Barents Sea permit sought

Oil find in Linerle

Eirik Raude for the Barents Sea

Linerle wildcat spudded

BP announces Chumbo discovery in deepwater Angola

BP makes seventh discovery in Angola's Block 18

Drilling on Norne

AMFELS delivers jackup rig to Perforadora Central

Keppel FELS sells three rigs for US$55 million

Keppel FELS signs rig construction agreement with ENSCO

Transocean Leader chartered

Keppel FELS divests interest in rig for US$95 million

Drilling on South Pars

Transocean Searcher to Åsgard

Cong well abandoned

BP announces third ultra-deepwater discovery off Angola

Hydro makes new oil discovery in the North Sea

Drilling on Alpha North

First Kristin producer spudded

Duster on Graspett

BP announces second ultra-deepwater discovery off Angola

Keppel to deliver new generation semi-submersible rig to Maersk

Completed well in J10 prospect

Drilling on Graspett

Spudded on Ellida

Keppel delivers another newbuild on time to PT Apexindo

Wildcat on Verdandi

Transocean to drill on Snøhvit

Lerke well completed

Dolphin dispute resolved

Nnwa confirmation off Nigeria

Drilling the Lerke prospect

Dry in Blåmeis

Solsikke well dry

Bideford Dolphin lifts anchor

Drill platform Bideford Dolphin temporarily out of operation

Wildcat spudded on Blåmeis

Fast forward on Dolly

Keppel’s yard in US delivers jack-up rig to ENSCO on time and on budget

Drilling on Tyrihans South

Dolphin charter terminated

Solsikke drilling delayed due to strike

Drilling contract for Alpha North

Scarabeo 5 to Kristin

Two finds on Tampen

First well on Angola Block 34 dry

Oil find near Norne

Exploration well on Tampen

New find in Oseberg Sør area

Taking over Stena Don

Searcher heading for Mikkel

New oil find in Visund area

Dolphin to Sigyn

Towline attached to ri

Rig adrift in Norwegian Sea

Rig still adrift

Stena Don heading north

Dry well in Skuld

More oil in Siri

Drilling on Skuld

Duster in the B prospect

Byford drills the B prospect

Find in Gudrun well

Drilling in record time on Åsgard

Stena Don coming to Sandnes

Rig move from Norne to Svale

Oil find near Kristin

Historic first for Faroes

Small find in Gullfaks area

Parallel drilling on Glitne

Drilling west of Kristin

West Epsilon leaving Sleipner

Ready to spud well 1000

Drilling off Ireland

Duster in the Barents Sea

Drilling on the Danish shelf

Drilling new well in the Barents Sea

Transocean Wildcat rig repairs

New find in Barents Sea

Drilling north of Kristin

Azeri President inaugurates jack-up rig

Keppel FELS delivers ENSCO 101 to ENSCO

Keppel FELS completes US$10 million repair

Keppel FELS delivers Galaxy III to Santa Fe