Company · the network on the Norwegian shelf
Saipem
Saipem is the responsible company for one rig at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate. The rig has spudded 45 wellbores on 8 fields in the last three years, for one operator.
The network
From the responsible company at Sodir to rig, wells, fields and operators. The responsible company is not necessarily the owner. The figures cover wellbores spudded in the last three years.
Fleet
The rigs for which Saipem is the responsible company (Sodir), what they are drilling according to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate and where they were in the AIS picture 7 Oct 2026, 14:34 UTC. The responsible company is not necessarily the owner.
Rigs
Norwegian Offshore Directorate, exploration wells being drilled (NLOD 2.0), 7 Oct 2026 · Norwegian Offshore Directorate, wellbores spudded in the last 120 days (NLOD 2.0), 7 Oct 2026 · AIS from Kystverket (Norwegian Coastal Administration, Kystdatahuset real-time picture) (NLOD 1.0), 7 Oct 2026, 14:34 UTC · OESA, rig key Sodir ↔ MMSI ↔ IMO (curated: name match in AIS and SafeSeaNet, checked against the well) (NLOD 1.0 / NLOD 2.0), 7 Oct 2026
- Scarabeo 8
Probably drilling 25/2-S-4 H on Hugin Satellitter, spudded 26 Sep 2026 (Sodir has no completion date) · operator Aker BP
AIS 7 Oct 2026, 14:32 UTC: at Langfjellet Sør (40 m)
Where the rigs have been, latest day with data: 1 Oct
Rigs and offshore vessels that lay within 2 km of a facility at under 1 knot for at least 30 minutes, according to the AIS positions for 1 Oct 2026 from the Norwegian Coastal Administration. Kystdatahuset publishes the history about a week late. A visit shows that the vessel was there, not who it worked for. AIS from Kystverket (Norwegian Coastal Administration, Kystdatahuset historical positions) (NLOD 1.0), latest day 1 Oct 2026 · Norwegian Coastal Administration, Kystdatahuset: register type (SafeSeaNet) (NLOD 1.0), 1 Oct 2026 · Norwegian Offshore Directorate, facilities with position (NLOD 2.0), 7 Oct 2026 · OESA, rig key Sodir ↔ MMSI ↔ IMO (curated) (NLOD 1.0 / NLOD 2.0), 7 Oct 2026
- Scarabeo 8 rig, semi-submersible
24 hours · 1 visit, last 1 Oct 2026
Hugin Satellitter 24 h
Method: A visit is a continuous stay within 2 km of a facility at under 1 knot for at least 30 minutes, computed from the AIS positions. Gaps in the data of up to 60 minutes, or 3 hours when the vessel is in the same place before and after, do not count as interruptions. Hours are the sum of the visits. Only rigs and vessels with an offshore register type or registered with the Norwegian Offshore Directorate are included.
Who charters a rig or vessel, and at what rate, is not in open data. A vessel is linked to a field only when AIS shows it within 2 km of one of the field's own facilities or its host facility, at under 1 knot – that says the vessel was there, not who it works for. Facilities on the export route do not count. Sodir often records the completion date of development wells late. A rig marked “probably drilling” spudded the well in the last 120 days but may have finished. AIS coverage offshore varies. A vessel without positions for a period may have been there without being recorded. Ship data: Norwegian Coastal Administration. Not for navigation.
Connected to
Operators the rigs have drilled for
Sodir, wellbores · 7 Oct 2026
- Aker BP 45 wellbores
Events
Ownership changes, exploration wells and discoveries, rigs that move, production start-up and contracts, with a link to the source.
- Rig
Scarabeo 8 spudded well 25/2-E-4 H on Hugin Satellitter for Aker BPderived
Development well · came from Fulla, last well 30/11-F-6 H · 3 wellbores there so far · responsible company (Sodir): Saipem
- Rig
Scarabeo 8 spudded well 30/11-F-3 H on Fulla for Aker BPderived
Development well · came from PL 1153, last well 36/4-2 A · 3 wellbores there so far · responsible company (Sodir): Saipem
- Well
- Discovery
- Well
Appraisal well 36/4-2 A spudded by Scarabeo 8
Operator Aker BP · PL 1153 · the rig came from PL 979, last well 15/6-17derived
- Well
- Well
Wildcat well 15/6-17 spudded by Scarabeo 8
Operator Aker BP · PL 979 · the rig came from PL 1153, last well 36/4-2derived
- Well
Wildcat well 36/4-2 spudded by Scarabeo 8
Operator Aker BP · PL 1153 · the rig came from Ørn, last well 6507/2-O-2 Hderived
- Rig
Scarabeo 8 spudded well 6507/2-O-1 H on Ørn for Aker BPderived
Development well · came from Idun Nord, last well 6507/3-I-1 H · 2 wellbores there so far · responsible company (Sodir): Saipem
Last 12 months (7 Oct 2025–7 Oct 2026). Wells: exploration wells (wildcat and appraisal). Development wells appear under Rigs when a rig moves there. Rigs: derived by OESA from Sodir's wellbores. An event when a moveable rig spuds a development or exploration well for another operator, or more than 3 km from its previous wellbore in another field or licence. Moves between templates on the same field are not included. «Came from» is the rig's previous wellbore at Sodir. The responsible company is the one Sodir lists as responsible for the rig today, not necessarily the owner. Sources: Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sodir, NLOD 2.0): licence transfers (retrieved 7 Oct 2026), exploration wells and discoveries (7 Oct 2026), wellbores with drilling rig and the company responsible for the rig (7 Oct 2026) and field status (7 Oct 2026).
Economics
Accounts
Key figures from the annual accounts in the Brønnøysund register for the Norwegian companies behind it, in the currency the company reports in. The figures cover the whole company, not just the Norwegian shelf.
Saipem Drilling Norway AScompany · org. no. 998 277 418
| Year (EUR) | Revenue | Operating profit | Net profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 197 m | 48.1 m | 40.8 m |
| 2024 | 191 m | 55.4 m | 35.7 m |
| 2023 | 162 m | 31.6 m | 14.8 m |
Sources: Brønnøysund Register Centre, Register of Company Accounts (key figures), NLOD 2.0, 7 Oct 2026. The API is described as a temporary R&D API. The organisation numbers come from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate's company table. Norwegian Offshore Directorate, companies with organisation numbers, NLOD 2.0, 7 Oct 2026. The estimates are calculated by OESA and are not the companies' own figures.
Sources
All figures and links on the page come from these sources. Curated links are entered by hand by OESA from the source text, and the quote is checked against the source at every build.
- Norwegian Offshore Directorate, wellbores with drilling facility (spudded in the last three years) 7 Oct 2026 · licence NLOD 2.0
- Norwegian Offshore Directorate, mobile facilities (responsible company and Acknowledgement of Compliance) 7 Oct 2026 · licence NLOD 2.0
Not in the data: The rig's own position (Sodir only has the well's), contracts and day rates, and wells older than three years.