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The Stena Drilling drillship will be mobilized from the eastern Mediterranean to Canada after an agreement was reached to accommodate a well for ExxonMobil offshore Newfoundland and Labrador in 2022. It is planned that the rig will return to the eastern Mediterranean upon completion of operations in Canada.

The strategic partnership will leverage ADNOC’s energy and hydrogen capabilities and TAQA’s renewables expertise. The companies plan to have a total generating capacity of at least 30 GW of renewable energy by 2030.

There is no shortage of discussion around the ongoing digital transformation in the world of drilling, but defining that term and understanding what it really means is still a challenge. Speaking to DC at the 2021 IADC Annual General Meeting in Dallas, Carl Fehres, VP of Digital Strategy at NOV, explores the key elements of the digital transformation.

As part of a $4.4 million contract with BW Energy, Aquaterra will provide procurement, engineering, manufacture, installation and commissioning support of multiple conductor tensioning units for the repurposing of the Hibiscus Alpha jackup to an offshore installation.

Fishbones, a well stimulation technology provider, has published findings evaluating the relative carbon emissions footprint between its stimulation options and alternative conventional completion techniques.