Adnoc hands out early offshore Hail and Ghasha work
Adnoc has awarded a pre-construction award for offshore facilities on the Hail and Ghasha project to a group including National Petroleum Construction Co. (NPCC).
Rigs & Vessels
Borr adds two more contracts, nears 100% utilisation
Borr Drilling has signed contracts for two of its jack-up rigs, in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
AD Ports teams up with Kazakh unit for Caspian work
AD Ports Group has agreed to launch a joint venture with Kazakhstan’s national oil company to provide shipping services in the Caspian Sea.
KCA Deutag tots up contract wins, Omani electrification
KCA Deutag President Land Simon Drew said the contract extensions are “a key part of our strategy to grow our business in key markets such as the Middle East”.
Adnoc Drilling adds two more jack-ups
Adnoc Drilling has bought another two jack-ups for $200 million, as it continues its expansion programme.
TotalEnergies targets Lebanon well in 2023
TotalEnergies aims to drill “as soon as possible” in Lebanon’s Block 9, in 2023, following talks with the Lebanese government.
Adnoc Drilling buys three more jack-ups
Adnoc Drilling has bought three more jack-ups for $320 million as the company continues to expand to tap into Middle Eastern demand.
TotalEnergies looks to hire rig for Lebanon drilling, after Israel deal
TotalEnergies and Eni have reached a deal with Israel allowing them to begin exploration in Lebanon’s Block 9.
Adnoc Drilling boasts profits up 24% amid onshore boom
Adnoc Drilling has reported its results for the first nine months of 2022, with net profit up 24% and EBITDA up 12%.
Keppel O&M takes jack-up haircut, agrees to Saudi deal
Keppel Offshore & Marine (O&M) has signed up to provide two more jack-up rigs to ADES Saudi, under a contract worth $155 million for the builder.
Adnoc dishes out $4bn in drill fluids contracts to three winners
Adnoc has awarded three drilling fluids contracts, worth $4 billion, to Adnoc Drilling, SLB and Halliburton.
KCA Deutag bulks up in Middle East with Saipem deal
KCA Deutag has completed the acquisition of Saipem’s onshore drilling business in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Africa.
Energean reaches first gas at offshore Israeli field
Energean has reached first gas from its Karish field, offshore Israel, with more wells coming online over the next month.
Weatherford’s integrated option draws in Saudi, Omani work
Weatherford has signed drilling contracts with Saudi Aramco and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), for three years and five years respectively.
COSL makes major Middle East move
China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL) has won a number of drilling contracts from one company in the Middle East worth 14 billion yuan ($1.92bn).
Adnoc Drilling claims longest well record
Adnoc Drilling has drilled a new world record for the longest well, at the Upper Zakum concession.
Al Seer launches shipbuilding venture with Damen, DTec
Abu Dhabi’s Al Seer Marine has struck a joint venture deal with Damen Shipyards and financier DTec Industries.
Shelf signs up five-year deal in Arabian Gulf
Shelf Drilling has signed a five-year contract for its recently acquired Shelf Drilling Victory in the Arabian Gulf.
Energean begins Karish test as border talks reach peak
Israel has approved “certain testing procedures” for Energean, allowing the company to begin tests as its Karish gas field.
Adnoc Offshore hands out another $1.53bn drilling deal
Adnoc Offshore has awarded a $1.53 billion contract to the company’s Adnoc Drilling unit.
Hermes messenger for more at Energean drilling
Energean’s Hermes exploration well has found 7-15 billion cubic metres of gas, encouraging the company on its other prospects and adding another well slot.
Saudi oil driller’s IPO covered within hours in bearish market
Arabian Drilling Co., a Saudi Arabian oilfield-services company partly owned by Schlumberger NV, took only hours to garner enough investor orders to fully cover an initial public offering that could raise as much as 2.67 billion riyals ($710 million).
Greenpeace names and shames oil companies for FSO Safer involvement
Greenpeace International has named ExxonMobil, OMV and TotalEnergies as companies involved in storing crude on the FSO Safer, the ailing ship offshore Yemen.
Adnoc Drilling adds two more jack-ups
Adnoc Drilling has signed a sale and purchase agreement to buy two more premium jack-up rigs, for $140 million.
Trillion lines up spud for Turkish gas bonanza
Trillion Energy International’s Uranus rig has arrived on site for drilling offshore Turkey, with the aim of bringing on new gas production by the end of October.