Rigs
Shell chooses Valaris drillship for drilling ops at giant oil & gas project in Brazilian waters
Valaris has landed a new rig deal with Shell, a UK-headquartered energy giant, which will enable one of its drillships to carry out drilling activities at an oil and gas development off the coast of Brazil.
Shell handpicks Odfjell Drilling-managed rig for ops offshore Namibia
UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has booked a semi-submersible rig, owned by Northern Ocean (NOL) and managed by Odfjell Drilling, for drilling activities off the coast of Namibia, Africa.
OMV Petrom continues its multi-well drilling program with Transocean rig in Black Sea
OMV Petrom, Romania-headquartered affiliate of Austria’s OMV, has provided insight into its drilling plans in the Romanian sector of the Black Sea, where several wells remain on the list to be drilled using a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean.
Vaalco kicks off multi-well drilling campaign offshore Gabon
Houston-based energy player Vaalco Energy has begun its 2025/2026 drilling program off the coast of Gabon with a jack-up rig owned by Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling player.
Fresh jack-up rig assignment comes Seatrium’s way
Singapore-headquartered provider of offshore, marine, and energy solutions Seatrium has won a job with International Maritime Industries (IMI), said to be the largest shipyard in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, for the supply of equipment and license for another jack-up rig bound to
Transocean drillship moving from Africa to Australia for its new 320-day job
Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has landed a new multimillion-dollar assignment with an undisclosed oil and gas operator for one of its drillships off the coast of Australia.
Round-up: New oil & gas discoveries take center stage as LNG momentum grows
As the offshore energy sector sees advancements in exploration, infrastructure expansion, LNG diversification, and carbon management initiatives, new discoveries in Norway reinforce the ongoing oil and gas dominance. International players, such as Shell, Equinor, Chevron, and Petrobras are reshaping
Fresh oil discovery in Barents Sea comes to light
Vår Energi, an independent upstream oil and gas company on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), has made a new oil discovery off the coast of Norway, with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe.
Stage set for unified oil & gas rig moving service in Red Sea and Gulf of Suez
ABL, part of Oslo-listed global consultancy group ABL Group, has shaken hands with Egypt’s Petroleum Marine Services Co. (PMS) on the launch of a unified rig moving service in the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez, with the support of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC).
COSL rig good to go on Barents Sea oil & gas drilling quest
Norwegian authorities have signed off on exploration drilling activities Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi is planning to undertake in the Barents Sea, with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player.
North Sea drilling ops with COSL rig get blessed by the powers that be
Equinor has checked off the list the Norwegian authorities’ green light for drilling activities in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be conducted with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player.
Shell hires ADES rig for drilling ops offshore Brunei
ADES International Holding, a subsidiary of ADES Holding Company, which is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, has landed a new offshore drilling assignment for one of its jack-up rigs off the coast of Brunei with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), a joint venture company between the Brunei go
33 jack-up rigs change hands as ADES and Shelf Drilling tie the final merger knot
ADES International Holding, a subsidiary of ADES Holding Company, which is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, has put the finishing bow on the merger with the UAE-based Shelf Drilling, augmenting its offshore drilling fleet with 33 more jack-up rigs.
Keel laying for third out of 20 planned jack-ups done, with fourth rig in the pipeline
Aside from a deal to build a fourth jack-up in a series of 20 planned newbuild Saudi-operated and manufactured offshore rigs, which has been signed by International Maritime Industries (IMI) and ARO Drilling, a 50/50 joint venture between Valaris and Aramco, a keel laying ceremony has been held for