Maersk Oil and its partners have declared the Azul-1 deepwater exploration well a discovery well

Statoil has been awarded operatorship for blocks 38 and 39 and partner position in blocks 22, 25, 40 in the Kwanza basin in Angola

Ophir has announced the start of its 2012 drilling programme in Tanzania with the Odfjell rig Deepsea Metro-1 (UDW drillship)

Bourbon SA CEO, Christian Lefevre, has said that he expects improved demand and higher rates for vessels this year, spurred by the development of offshore projects in West Africa and Asia