Noble lands one-well jackup deal offshore Norway. 0 498 Less than a minute Offshore drilling giant Noble Corporation has been awarded a one-well contract for one of its ultra-harsh environment jackup rigs. The Norwegian arm of Polish energy group ORLEN has hired the 2014-built Noble Intrepid to drill an exploration well offshore Norway. The contract is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2027 and last an estimated 40-60 days. The unit is currently working for BP in the United Kingdom. The contract with the supermajor was supposed to end in September this year. However, the rig will stay with BP until September 2027 after a year of backlog was transferred from the Noble Innovator.

ConocoPhillips books Noble Interceptor for Ekofisk P&A. Aug 7, 2026 0 66 Less than a minute Noble was awarded a contract by ConocoPhillips for the ultra-harsh environment jackup Noble Interceptor. The scope comprised plug and abandonment work on wells in the Greater Ekofisk Area offshore Norway, with the contract expected to commence in Q3 2027 and run for an estimated 670 days. Built in 2014, the Noble Interceptor was a Gusto MSC CJ70 X150 MD-design jackup capable of operating in water depths of up to 150 m, with a maximum drilling depth of 12,200 m. The Greater Ekofisk Area lies about 300 km southwest of Stavanger and contains the Ekofisk field, discovered in 1969, along with the Eldfisk, Embla, Tor, and Tommeliten A fields.

Noble's 2014-built jack-up rig scoops up new P&A job with ConocoPhillips. August 7, 2026 Noble Corporation, a U.S.-based offshore drilling giant, has lined up a new assignment for a 12-year-old jack-up rig off the coast of Norway with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy company ConocoPhillips. Noble has been awarded a contract by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia for the Noble Interceptor ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig offshore Norway. This deal, which is expected to start in the third quarter of 2027, has an estimated duration of 670 days. The 2014-built Noble Interceptor jack-up rig is of Gusto MSC CJ70 X150 MD design. With a maximum drilling depth of 40,000 feet, the jack-up is capable of operating in water depths of 492 feet. Blake Denton, SVP of Marketing & Contracts at Noble, commented: "We appreciate the opportunity to support ConocoPhillips' operations offshore Norway with the Noble Interceptor. This award reflects an exciting new relationship for us on the shelf, and we look forward to demonstrating the full capabilities of this asset and crew." The rig's scope of work comprises plug and abandonment (P&A) of wells in the Greater Ekofisk Area (GEA), located around 300 kilometers southwest of Stavanger. This area, which contains the Ekofisk field discovered in 1969, also includes other producing fields, such as Eldfisk, Embla, Tor, and Tommeliten A. The extensive network of interconnected platforms is centered around the Ekofisk Complex, with oil exported via pipeline to Teesside, UK, and gas piped to Emden, Germany. ConocoPhillips most recently sanctioned the Previously Produced Fields (PPF) project, a redevelopment initiative, focusing on the late-life Albuskjell, Vest Ekofisk, and Tommeliten Gamma fields. The subsea tie-back project is expected to bring new production online by late 2028, boosting European gas security with an estimated 90 to 120 million barrels of oil equivalent in recoverable resources. The project will be brought to life as a subsea development solution tied back to the Ekofisk Complex using existing infrastructure with 11 new wells from four subsea templates, tied back via a shared pipeline