Drilling Contractor Magazine

Norway’s Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) granted Equinor consent to use the semisubmersible COSLPromoter for permanent plug and abandonment (P&A) of well 34/7-K-4 HT2 on the Tordis field in the North Sea.

Equinor wins Havtil consent for COSLPromoter well P&A on Tordis - Drilling Contractor Norway’s Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) granted Equinor consent to use the semisubmersible COSLPromoter for permanent plug and abandonment (P&A) of well 34/7-K-4 HT2 on the Tordis field in the North Sea. The operation involves permanently plugging the reservoir and the Lista Formation to improv...

The rig is currently working on a multi-well exploration campaign offshore Victoria and is expected to become available in early 2027.

Carnarvon secures Transocean Equinox for Bedout exploration campaign - Drilling Contractor Carnarvon Energy contracted the Transocean Equinox semisubmersible drilling rig for a multi-well exploration campaign in the Bedout Sub-basin offshore Western Australia, with drilling scheduled to begin in April 2027. The program includes one firm well and one contingent well across Carnarvon’s ex...