Oil & Gas Drilling

Fid secured for Sea Lion field offshore Falklands, first oil targeted 2028 World Oil14:37Canadian, Central and South American Oil Upstream Energy and Utilities

Harbour Energy exits Natuna A and Tuna; operatorship shifts to Prime Drilling Contractor16:12Canadian, Central and South American Oil Upstream Energy and Utilities

Noble plans divestment of six jackups Drilling Contractor16:08Upstream Oil & Gas Energy and Utilities

Noble to sell 6 jackups, become pureplay deepwater driller Rigzone07:19Upstream Oil & Gas Energy and Utilities

Nexus Minerals provides exploration update on Wallbrook gold project in WA Deal News13:25Precious Metals Energy and Utilities Gold

Maiden RC drilling programme under way at Zelica gold project in WA Deal News14:27Precious Metals Energy and Utilities Gold

Perenco raises oil production capacity in Chad Rigzone10:35Perenco Chad Energy and Utilities

PetroChad Mangara completes 12-well campaign at Badila field, Chad NS Energy12:48Perenco Chad Energy and Utilities

North America adds rigs week on week Rigzone10:33Baker Hughes North America Oil & Gas

North America drops 17 rigs week on week Rigzone13:27Baker Hughes North America Oil & Gas

Equinor begins production from Verdande field offshore Norway Offshore Technology08:43Equinor Norway Natural Gas in Norway

CNOOC brings Weizhou 11-4 oilfield online in South China Sea Drilling Contractor15:40CNOOC South China Sea China

CNOOC starts production at Weizhou 11-4 project in South China Sea Offshore Technology14:41CNOOC South China Sea China

Gmv secures drill permits for Mexican Hat gold project in Arizona Deal News09:07Precious Metals Energy and Utilities Mexico

National Oilwell Varco highlights growth in efficiency of Azerbaijan's drilling wells Trend News Agency06:41European Oil & Gas Azerbaijan Oil & Gas

Eni outlines new drilling plans in Egypt Trend News Agency06:06European Oil & Gas Azerbaijan Oil & Gas

Equinor makes new North Sea discoveries Drilling Contractor15:30Equinor Natural Gas in Norway North Sea

Equinor strikes gas in North Sea wildcat wells, opening new development potential World Oil13:44Equinor Natural Gas in Norway North Sea

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In the last 2 hours

Eni exercises third optional well on Ventura’s SSV Catarina Drilling Contractor16:55

INA confirms new offshore gas reserves in Croatia’s Northern Adriatic World Oil16:50

Transocean signs $130 million contract for ultra-deepwater drillship Drilling Contractor16:34

In the last 4 hours

Collective finds new gold zone in Colombia The Northern Miner16:07

Fresh jack-up rig assignment comes Seatrium’s way Offshore Energy15:01

FID secured for Sea Lion field offshore Falklands, first oil targeted 2028 World Oil14:37

In the last 6 hours

EOI – Integrated drilling services for geothermal exploration drilling in Saint Lucia ThinkGeoEnergy14:16

In the last 8 hours

Red-hot deepwater rig retained for more Indonesia action Upstream11:39

Earlier today

Potential seven-well drilling program on Santos’ oil & gas menu offshore Australia Offshore Energy08:44

Deep geothermal well in Yuanshan, Taiwan, indicates upwelling heat source at 4000m ThinkGeoEnergy08:19

Noble Corporation Plc Announces Planned Divestment Of Six Jackups Oil & Gas Online07:08

National Oilwell Varco highlights growth in efficiency of Azerbaijan's drilling wells Trend News Agency06:41

Yesterday

Blackwater founder aims to tackle security risks to help 'oilfield guys do their job’ Upstream19:52 9-Dec-25

Noble plans divestment of six jackups Drilling Contractor16:08 9-Dec-25

VAALCO spuds first Phase Three well offshore Gabon Drilling Contractor15:58 9-Dec-25

Shell explores partner sale for Brazil offshore Gato do Mato oil project World Oil15:42 9-Dec-25

Nexus Minerals provides exploration update on Wallbrook gold project in WA Deal News13:25 9-Dec-25

Australian Critical Minerals secures final drill permit for Flint project in Peru Deal News13:15 9-Dec-25

Exploration geothermal drilling ongoing in Blonie, Poland ThinkGeoEnergy12:49 9-Dec-25

France’s Solarpro launches steel deck mounting system for rooftop PV PV Magazine12:08 9-Dec-25

Solis secures drilling permits for Cinto copper project in southern Peru Deal News10:52 9-Dec-25

North America Adds Rigs Week on Week Rigzone10:33 9-Dec-25

Blackwater founder’s new venture aims to help Africa’s ‘oilfield guys do their job’ Upstream07:29 9-Dec-25

Noble to Sell 6 Jackups, Become Pureplay Deepwater Driller Rigzone07:19 9-Dec-25

Transocean drillship moving from Africa to Australia for its new 320-day job Offshore Energy06:36 9-Dec-25

Six Noble rigs changing hands as Borr Drilling and Ocean Oilfield go on fleet expansion quests Offshore Energy06:06 9-Dec-25

In the last 7 days

Noble to divest six jackups in $424 million deal, sharpening deepwater focus World Oil22:33 8-Dec-25

NOG expands Utica gas portfolio in $1.2 billion deal with Infinity World Oil17:48 8-Dec-25

Drilling shows new zone at Omai Gold’s Guyana project The Northern Miner17:06 8-Dec-25

Harbour Energy exits Natuna A and Tuna; operatorship shifts to Prime Drilling Contractor16:12 8-Dec-25

Funding in place for multi-well offshore drilling campaign to boost oil flow rates Offshore Energy15:39 8-Dec-25

Cuba drilling deferred due to outstanding payments Upstream11:48 8-Dec-25

Jasmine Energy raises US$25 million in a bond issue for Oman drilling campaign Oilfield Technology10:58 8-Dec-25

Exploration drilling for geothermal resources begins in Zaprešic, Croatia ThinkGeoEnergy07:38 8-Dec-25

Below-grade well cellar enables simultaneous operations in shale plays World Oil13:59 7-Dec-25

Breakthroughs in geothermal drilling: Eavor’s FOAK closed-loop commercial project in Germany World Oil02:58 7-Dec-25

Szczecin, Poland signs contract for geothermal exploration drilling ThinkGeoEnergy06:40 6-Dec-25

Capitan Silver boosts metal over 120% at Cruz de Plata The Northern Miner17:01 5-Dec-25

Equinor makes new North Sea discoveries Drilling Contractor15:30 5-Dec-25

Equinor strikes gas in North Sea wildcat wells, opening new development potential World Oil13:44 5-Dec-25

OMV Petrom close to drilling Black Sea exploration probe Upstream12:50 5-Dec-25

Rystad Energy: Key digital initiatives could save oil and gas industry over US$320 billion Oilfield Technology09:18 5-Dec-25

GMV secures drill permits for Mexican Hat gold project in Arizona Deal News09:07 5-Dec-25

Equinor begins production from Verdande field offshore Norway Offshore Technology08:43 5-Dec-25

What LNG and AI mean for drilling in 2030 World Oil01:44 5-Dec-25

McEwen expands high-grade gold zone at Froome mine The Northern Miner16:16 4-Dec-25

Eco Atlantic, Navitas align on offshore Guyana and South Africa blocks Drilling Contractor15:25 4-Dec-25

New play at Barents Sea oilfield delivers again Upstream08:30 4-Dec-25

ABL And PMS In Egyptian Rig Moving Partnership Oil & Gas Online07:27 4-Dec-25

Drillship to spark imminent Ivory Coast exploration campaign Upstream01:54 4-Dec-25

Petronas tees up latest tender for Indonesia oilfield Upstream22:20 3-Dec-25

Top private operator begins hunt for 12 drilling rigs, as part of up to $5 billion investment push Upstream22:20 3-Dec-25

BSM, Caturus advance Haynesville expansion with multi-year drilling pact World Oil16:44 3-Dec-25

CNOOC brings Weizhou 11-4 oilfield online in South China Sea Drilling Contractor15:40 3-Dec-25

Drilling resumes in Trinidad’s Central Block after 19 years Drilling Contractor15:30 3-Dec-25

Saipem cheers first gas milestone on rig-turned-FPU at Eni’s African project Offshore Energy15:06 3-Dec-25

CNOOC starts production at Weizhou 11-4 project in South China Sea Offshore Technology14:41 3-Dec-25

Drilling resumes in Trinidad block after nearly 20-year hiatus Upstream14:01 3-Dec-25

Perenco Raises Oil Production Capacity in Chad Rigzone10:35 3-Dec-25

New oilfield development project comes online offshore China Offshore Energy09:51 3-Dec-25

Norsemont advances phase three exploration drill programme at Chilean project Deal News08:57 3-Dec-25

In the last month

Sitka Gold results extend Eiger target in Yukon The Northern Miner16:45 2-Dec-25

LibertyStream Produces Lithium Carbonate from Permian Oilfield Brine Hart Energy16:22 2-Dec-25

ABL, PMS launch unified rig-moving service to boost offshore efficiency in Egypt World Oil16:06 2-Dec-25

Exploration drilling ongoing for geothermal waters at Husavik, Iceland ThinkGeoEnergy16:00 2-Dec-25

Torex finds new high-grade gold zones near Media Luna The Northern Miner15:33 2-Dec-25

Perenco completes 12-well drilling campaign on Badila field Drilling Contractor15:22 2-Dec-25

Archer wins five-year YPF drilling award in Vaca Muerta Drilling Contractor15:22 2-Dec-25

Serica lifts output as Triton reliability improves Drilling Contractor15:12 2-Dec-25

ABL, PMS form Egyptian rig moving partnership Drilling Contractor15:12 2-Dec-25

PetroChad Mangara completes 12-well campaign at Badila field, Chad NS Energy12:48 2-Dec-25

Development Drilling Resumes in Central Block after 19 years Business News Americas12:19 2-Dec-25

Geothermal battery project in Karlsruhe, Germany receives drilling permit ThinkGeoEnergy10:55 2-Dec-25

Stage set for unified oil & gas rig moving service in Red Sea and Gulf of Suez Offshore Energy09:56 2-Dec-25

ExxonMobil in talks to acquire Lukoil’s stake in Iraqi oilfield NS Energy04:26 2-Dec-25

Iraq invites US companies to bid on West Qurna 2 oilfield The National20:07 1-Dec-25

Perenco completes 12-well drilling campaign at Chad’s Badila field World Oil17:51 1-Dec-25

Q2 cuts strong lithium intervals as first resource nears The Northern Miner16:50 1-Dec-25

GEMO provides updates on 2026 geothermal drilling plan in Vaterstetten, Germany ThinkGeoEnergy16:48 1-Dec-25

Selkirk Copper’s drilling expands Minto high-grade zone The Northern Miner16:29 1-Dec-25

ADES completes Shelf Drilling acquisition, builds 123-rig offshore fleet Drilling Contractor16:29 1-Dec-25

ADES secures new contract for jackup in Brunei Drilling Contractor16:19 1-Dec-25

Petralon Energy expands Dawes Island drilling under PIA requirements Drilling Contractor15:58 1-Dec-25

Kongsberg Digital, AIQ to deploy AI-powered drilling optimization Drilling Contractor15:48 1-Dec-25

Independent contractor Stena contacts Ghana government over drilling debt Upstream15:12 1-Dec-25

North America Drops 17 Rigs Week on Week Rigzone13:27 1-Dec-25

NewPeak to start drilling at Tansey gold project in south-east Queensland Deal News10:49 1-Dec-25

Condor's First Horizontal Well In Uzbekistan Reaches TD While Two New Zone Workovers In An… Oil & Gas Online08:38 1-Dec-25

Midas starts Otavi copper drilling in Namibia amid acquisition NS Energy01:02 1-Dec-25

Drilling contractor on a roll, wins Shell Brunei job Upstream00:11 30-Nov-25

UK operator seeks vessels to support Indonesia drilling Upstream00:11 30-Nov-25

Oil India commences offshore drilling in Kerala-Konkan basin: Hardeep Puri The Times of India11:57 29-Nov-25

Allied discovers new targets at Ethiopia gold project The Northern Miner16:41 28-Nov-25

Maiden RC drilling programme under way at Zelica gold project in WA Deal News14:27 28-Nov-25

Veitur to augment geothermal heating capacity in Iceland with low-temperature drilling at Reykir ThinkGeoEnergy13:41 28-Nov-25

Deepwater rig reductions on cards for idle niche units Upstream11:52 28-Nov-25

Deepwater rig reductions on the cards for idle niche units Upstream11:21 28-Nov-25

COSL rig good to go on Barents Sea oil & gas drilling quest Offshore Energy11:00 28-Nov-25

North Sea drilling ops with COSL rig get blessed by the powers that be Offshore Energy10:19 28-Nov-25

Hot Chili announces update on La Verde copper-gold drilling in Chile Deal News08:52 28-Nov-25

Exposing the Learning-Curve Myth: Why Enhanced Geothermal Cannot Follow Solar’s Cost Trajectory CleanTechnica23:26 27-Nov-25

Nigeria strengthens upstream output as Petralon Energy expands Dawes Island drilling World Oil17:35 27-Nov-25

Shell hires ADES rig for drilling ops offshore Brunei Offshore Energy16:40 27-Nov-25

33 jack-up rigs change hands as ADES and Shelf Drilling tie the final merger knot Offshore Energy16:00 27-Nov-25

Locksley commences inaugural El Campo drilling programme at Mojave Project, California Deal News14:42 27-Nov-25

Temas Resources completes critical mineral drilling programme at La Blache Deal News14:32 27-Nov-25

ADES finalises acquisition of Shelf Drilling Offshore Technology09:18 27-Nov-25

EIA forecasts a 13% increase in Alaska oil production next year Petroleum News Alaska03:59 27-Nov-25

Competition heating up for expansion work at world's second-largest offshore oilfield Upstream22:33 26-Nov-25

UK Budget: Government to permit more North Sea drilling while rejecting calls to end windfall tax The Chemical Engineer16:55 26-Nov-25

Well Expertise to supply drilling and subsurface specialists to Vår Energi Drilling Contractor15:58 26-Nov-25

Arrow advances Mateguafa drilling with M-6 startup, new horizontal well Drilling Contractor15:37 26-Nov-25

Aya posts strongest intercept yet at Boumadine The Northern Miner15:36 26-Nov-25

Brazilian driller wins new contract for its oldest rig Upstream15:35 26-Nov-25

West Red Lake Gold starts infill drilling programme at Fork deposit in Canada Deal News13:16 26-Nov-25

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