
Shelf Drilling (SHLF) has got hold of a long-term contract extension for one of its jack-up rigs, enabling the unit to stay longer in Italian waters with Eni, the country’s energy giant.

Two energy giants, U.S.-headquartered ExxonMobil and Qatar’s QatarEnergy, have made a new gas find off the coast of Cyprus, using a drillship owned by Valaris, an offshore drilling contractor.