GulfDrill to Work on $656 MM Contract in Qatar

• Monday, 19th August 2019
• by Editorial Team

Seadrill and Gulf Drilling International (GDI) have formed a joint venture (JV) rig firm, GulfDrill, to conduct exploration on behalf of Qatar Petroleum, through a $656 million contract from 2020 to 2024, Reuters repo...

Aramco Extended Seadrill’s Rig Deal

• Monday, 2nd January 2017
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Seadrill  has received a three-year contract extension from Saudi Aramco for the jackup rig AOD III. The extension, which will expire in December 2019, is in direct continuation of the current contract, World Oil repo...

Tullow Ghana Terminated Rig Contract with Seadrill

• Tuesday, 6th December 2016
• by Editorial Team

Seadrill Partners has announced it received a notice of termination from Tullow Ghana for the semi-submersible rig, West Leo, Ecofin Agency reported. Tullow had in October declared force majeure, claiming the field th...

Permits Issued in Norway for Vega Transfer, Barents Sea Well

• Monday, 2nd February 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has sanctioned Wintershall Norge’s use of the subsea production facilities on the Vega field in the Norwegian Sea. This follows the company’s recent assumption of operatorship from St...

Seadrill Gets $1.2B, Five-Year Contract for West Polaris

• Monday, 4th June 2012
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Offshore deepwater drilling specialist Seadrill announced that it is advanced discussions regarding a new five-year contract for the drillship West Polaris (UDW drillship). The potential revenue for this new contract ...