Odfjell Drilling
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Company type | Public company |
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Traded as | OSE: ODL.OL |
Industry | Oilfield services |
Founded | 1973; 51 years ago (1973) |
Headquarters | Bergen Stavanger Aberdeen Norway |
Key people | Simen Lieungh (CEO) |
Services | Offshore drilling services |
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Number of employees | 2,500 |
Website | www |
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Odfjell Drilling Ltd. is an oil drilling, well service, and engineering company.
Current operations
The company has 3 divisions:[3]
- Mobile Offshore Drilling - Owns 6 drillships and operates in Norway, United Kingdom, Angola, Vietnam, and Brazil.
- Drilling & Technology - provides platform drilling, project management and engineering services from offices in Bergen, Stavanger, and Aberdeen.
- Well Services - provides casing and tubing running services (TRS), drill tool rental, and well intervention services to the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry.
History
The company was established in 1973 as an affiliate of Odfjell. In 1974, the first rigs were delivered from Aker ASA, and started service for ELF and Saga Petroleum. The first production drilling contract was awarded by Statoil on the Statfjord oil field in 1979. In 1984, the company expanded to the United Kingdom with a semi-submersible rig for Hamilton Brothers Oil & Gas. In 1989 the company opened an office in Singapore. In 1995, the company decided to concentrate on the North Sea.[4]
In 2013, the company became a public company via an initial public offering on the Oslo Stock Exchange.[5]
In 2017, the company sold its 37% interest in Robotic Drilling Systems, which it acquired in 2014.[6][7]
In 2018, the company announced plans to expand its rig count from 4 to 6 to 10.[8]
In 2018, the company acquired a drilling rig from Samsung.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Odfjell Drilling: About". Odfjell Drilling.
- ^ "Odfjell Drilling: Prospectus" (PDF). Odfjell Drilling.
- ^ "Odfjell Drilling Ltd (ODLL.OL)". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2019-08-01.
- ^ "Odfjell Drilling: Company History". Odfjell Drilling.
- ^ Mainwaring, Jon (September 13, 2013). "Odfjell Drilling to Go Ahead with IPO". RigZone.
- ^ Solsvik, Terje (August 31, 2017). "BRIEF-Nabors Industries to buy Robotic Drilling Systems -Odfjell Drilling". Reuters.
- ^ "Odfjell Drilling Takes Major Stake in Robotic Drilling Systems". RigZone. April 4, 2014.
- ^ Adomaitis, Nerijus (April 20, 2018). "Norway's Odfjell Drilling to expand fleet as rig market recovers". Reuters.
- ^ Solsvik, Terje (April 27, 2018). "Odfjell Drilling to buy $505 mln rig from Samsung for Aker BP work". Reuters.
External links
- Official website
- Business data for Odfjell Drilling Ltd.:
- Yahoo!