Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has announced a new contract has been secured by Sonadrill, Seadrill’s 50:50 joint venture with an affiliate of Angola’s Sonangol.

UK oilfield services provider Wood Plc has revealed that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Robin Watson, is retiring from the role after seven years. The company is now beginning the process to appoint his successor.

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About 28,500 workers at Norwegian shipyards, oil industry fabrication plants and other manufacturers will go on strike from April 1, unless labour unions and employers reach a new wage deal, a state-appointed mediator said on Monday.

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An offshore worker died on Saturday in an accident aboard Fieldwood Energy's U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil platform, offshore Louisiana.

Dutch offshore services firm Fugro has been awarded a multi-year site investigation contract by Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency for offshore wind projects in the German part of the North Sea.

Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has sold the jack-up rig Maersk Guardian to New Fortress Energy. The two firms have also signed a deal for the sale of the jack-up rig Mærsk Gallant with anticipated closing in June 2021. 

Oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has terminated the rig contract for the West Mira semi-submersible drilling rig, owned by Northern Ocean, managed by Seadrill.

Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities were targeted with drones and missiles for the second time in a week, with Yemen’s Houthi rebels claiming an attack on the south-western refinery town of Jazan.