Paul Ezekiel presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news for week ending September 9th 2022.
- Noble Drilling reports that the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has completed its review of Noble’s proposed merger with Maersk Drilling
- Shell has extended its contract with Maersk Drilling to secure ultra-deepwater drillship Maersk Voyager for additional work
- Eni has submitted an Environmental Plan with Australian energy regulator NOPSEMA to drill two additional wells plus perform a workover at its Blacktip field
- Sapura Energy’s tender-assist barge Sapura T-11 has arrived in the Gulf of Thailand. The rig is scheduled to commence its five-year contract with PTTEP on 15 September
- Mid-water semisub Shen Lan Tan Suo is scheduled to depart Keppel FELS in Singapore shortly for Myanmar
- The drilling campaign for Enquest Malaysia began Following the mobilization of Sapura Energy’s tender-assist semi Sapura Pelaut to the Seligi-C satellite platform
- Sapura Energy tender-assist rig Sapura T-9 commenced operations with ExxonMobil Malaysia (EMEPMI) around late August
- Jackup PV Drilling VI will complete its contract with VietsovPetro (VSP) during the coming week and be handed over to Premier Oil (Harbour Energy) around the middle of September
- Mubadala Petroleum has changed its name to Mubadala Energy
- The removal of the wreck of jackup Naga 7 began around the third week of August
