Maersk Drilling Launches Horizon56 Branch to Digitalize Offshore Drilling
Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has for the past two years lead the development of what it says is "a first-of-a-kind product" to support the digitalization of offshore drilling processes. The solution, named RigFlow, has now been segregated into the digitally-focused company named Horizon56 A/S to drive further development and commercialization. Horizon56 will have offices and employees located in Copenhagen, Stavanger and Aberdeen, and support customers globally."Horizon56 has been founded as a fully-owned Maersk Drilling subsidiary, with the ambition over time
Fugro Assisting Petronas with Suriname Offshore Exploration Efforts
2020, Petronas announced it had made its first offshore discovery offshore Suriname. The discovery was at the Sloanea-1 well in the Block 52, where Petronas is the operator, with ExxonMobil as its partner.The Sloanea-1 exploration well was successfully drilled to a total depth of 4,780 meters using Maersk Drilling's Maersk Developer semi-submersible drilling rig. Block 52 covers an area of 4,749 km² with water depths ranging from 50 to 1,100 meters.Block 52, which covers an area of 4,749 km², is located north of the coast of Paramaribo, Suriname’s capital city.According to Petronas
Fugro's Positioning Services for Petronas' Suriname Drilling Program
last Friday, Petronas said it had made its first offshore discovery offshore Suriname. The company, as the operator of Block 52, made the hydrocarbon discovery while drilling the Sloanea-1 exploration well.The Sloanea-1 exploration well was drilled to a total depth of 4,780 meters using Maersk Drilling's Maersk Developer semi-submersible drilling rig.The exploration well encountered several hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone packages with good reservoir qualities in the Campanian section."The well data proves excellent calibration of the hydrocarbon potential of the block. Further evaluation
Equinor Awards $3.7 Billion Service Deals
interfaces and more clearly defined responsibilities, facilitating more seamless planning and implementation of the operations between the various contributors," it added.Last November, oil firm Aker BP signed a five-year integrated well service alliances with Halliburton, Odfjell Drilling and Maersk Drilling.($1 = 8.1563 Norwegian crowns)(Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis, editing by Terje Solsvik
Maersk Drilling: First Order for "Chela" Crane
Maersk Drilling awarded GustoMSC the first order for the uniquely designed crane Chela, which is to be installed on Maersk Invincible (GustoMSC CJ70 design) which is currently operating on Valhall for AkerBP. Chela is desgined to improve safe handling underneath the cantilever and reduce total time spent on wells. Chela offers an extra hand in operations as, due to its crablike motion characteristics, it can reach below the cantilever as well as elevate towards the main deck, providing crane access to an area traditionally blocked by the cantilever when drilling. “We are
Aker to explore options for Aker Energy after Ghana plan filing
development concept," he added.Investment in Aker Energy has formed part of Aker's move from the oil service industry into oil exploration and production. Aker said it had no plans to invest in new oil service segments, such as drilling."Aker has no intention to make an investment in Maersk Drilling or other drillers," Eriksen said, addressing market talk that Roekke's company was looking at the Copenhagen-based offshore rig firm.The value of Aker's industrial holdings increased to 44.9 billion Norwegian crowns ($5.54 billion) in the first quarter from 44.6 billion in the fourth-qua
Maersk Likely to Shelve Plans to List Drilling Division
Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk is likely to shelve plans to list its struggling offshore drilling division because of weak market conditions, according to five finance sources familiar with the matter.The Danish company is now expected to focus on a trade sale of Maersk Drilling, and extend the timeline to divest the unit beyond its initial target of the end of 2018, said the sources who declined to be named as the discussions are private.Maersk group has not publicly put a price tag on the division, but analysts value it at around $4.8 billion.It has not yet received any firm offers for the unit
Op/Ed: Connecting to the Future of Offshore
operating costs, the company targets that the Digital Rig will deliver a 20 percent opex saving when it’s running in full force in 2019.We’re also collaborating with other pioneering customers to help them capitalize on digitalizing their operations. One of these is drilling contractor, Maersk Drilling. We’re in the process of co-creating a digital twin of 110 key assets on nine of their rigs, to enable them to gain a greater insight into operations and explore new ways to increase efficiency.As the new levels of efficiency translate directly into reduced opex and added revenues, I firmly
Maersk Drilling Bags North Sea Contracts
Maersk Drilling said it has been awarded three consecutive contracts for the Maersk Resolute and a contract extension for the Maersk Resolve, both operating in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.“The North Sea continues to be a key market to Maersk Drilling, and with the new contracts for Maersk Resolute and the contract extension for Maersk Resolve, we are further strengthening our presence in the area,” said Morten Kelstrup, CCIO in Maersk Drilling.Three consecutive contract agreements with TAQA Energy B.V., Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V. and Dana Petroleum Netherlands B.V. for various
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