Rigs

New ultra-deep oil & gas discovery marks ‘major breakthrough’ in Bohai Sea
CNOOC has revealed an ultra-deep natural gas find in the central Bohai Sea, with a high-yield volcanic well testing at 800,000 cubic meters per day.

SLB on multi-year integrated drilling quest with European oil & gas operator
SLB’s new assignment with Vår Energi aims to drive efficiency and performance across two rigs owned by Transocean and Odfjell Drilling.

Reservoir upside ups Amplitude Energy’s East Coast gas ante
Amplitude Energy’s drilling activities have confirmed high-quality gas and strong resource potential, strengthening its Australian project.

ADES rig duo picks up multimillion-dollar assignments offshore India
Two of ADES’ jack-up rigs have secured multi-year contracts with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

$313.6 million deal takes ADNOC Drilling’s rig duo beyond UAE waters to Kuwait
ADNOC Drilling has lined up multimillion-dollar jobs for two jack-ups, marking its first offshore rig operations outside the UAE.

Odfjell Drilling firms up multi-year rig deal with Vår Energi
This secures firm work for the seven-year-old semi-submersible rig through 2031, with options extending to 2035.

Velesto’s 2010-built rig finds drilling job with Petronas
Velesto’s 16-year-old jack-up has landed a new offshore drilling assignment with Petronas off the coast of Malaysia.

Vår Energi comes up dry in the North Sea
Vår Energi’s drilling operations with COSL Drilling Europe’s rig in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea have not yielded hydrocarbons.

Well-Safe Solutions’ 1982-built rig wraps up triple P&A campaign in UK waters
This 44-year-old rig has crossed the finish line at a multi-well subsea decommissioning campaign on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

Chevron keeps ADES’ 2007-built jack-up rig busy in Angolan waters for another year
This multimillion-dollar extension enables the 19-year-old jack-up rig to remain with Chevron’s subsidiary until February 2028.
Odfjell Drilling-managed rig lands multi-well North Sea job with UK oil & gas operator
Serica Energy has booked an Odfjell Drilling-managed rig for a six-well drilling campaign on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

Four fatalities as search for missing worker continues: Independent investigation into tragic rig incident underway
Borr Drilling has confirmed the fourth fatality after the tragic rig incident offshore Gabon, with search efforts ongoing to find the missing worker.

Noble rigs’ $560 million drilling gigs push fleet backlog to $6.7 billion
Noble Corporation has secured a string of new deals across multiple geographies, spanning South America, Africa, and Europe.
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Petrobras hits paydirt for third time in ultra-deep Amapá waters as Equatorial Margin’s oil arsenal grows
Petrobras' third discovery off the coast of Amapá has strengthened Equatorial Margin's emerging oil frontier.