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Can Uruguay Strike Black Gold? Offshore Drilling in Focus

After decades of developing its renewable energy capacity, Uruguay is now looking to explore for oil and gas, having made no successful discoveries in the past. New hopes of offshore reserves have encouraged the government to welcome foreign oil majors into its waters to explore for crude, despite the potentially harmful environmental implications of these activities.

Noble wraps up Diamond Offshore acquisition

Offshore drilling giant Noble Corporation has completed the acquisition of US offshore rig owner Diamond Drilling, after getting the final permit earlier this week. Noble said that the transaction, valued at around $2.1bn, enhances its position as a leading offshore driller, creating the largest fleet of 7th-generation dual-BOP drillships in the industry. Through this acquisition, Noble will increase […]