Rigs

Jack-up changes hands as Ocean Oilfield enriches its drilling fleet with Noble’s rig

Ocean Oilfield has wrapped up the acquisition of a rig, which is now docked in Malta and ready for immediate global deployment.

Nordic energy players hit paydirt with new gas and condensate discovery

Vår Energi and Equinor have struck gas and condensate in Norwegian waters, packing up to 5.5 million barrels.

Equinor employs 2009-built Odfjell Drilling rig for additional wells

More oil found at permit offshore Gabon

Rig provider and other contractors revealed for Timor-Leste's oil field

Seadrill hit with $55 million bill after appeals court upholds rig breach ruling

SFL Corporation has won a legal battle, with Norway's appeals court ordering Seadrill to pay $55 million over a 2022 rig redelivery breach.

New oil & gas discovery set to join North Sea fast-track plays fuelling Europe’s energy security

Equinor, Petoro, and TotalEnergies have found up to 50 million barrels in the North Sea and are eyeing first production in under three years.

2002-built jack-up comes to Asian yard for MOPU conversion ahead of gas field deployment

A 24-year-old jack-up will undergo a rig-to-MOPU conversion before it embarks on its upcoming job at a gas development in Southeast Asia.

Seadrill scores big with new rig awards in Asia, Africa, and US Gulf

Seadrill has secured a sweeping slate of rig deals and extensions, pushing its contracted 2027 drillship capacity past the 85% mark.

Stena Drilling’s 18-year-old drillship is on its way to Namibia

Stena Drilling’s drillship is going to Namibia to begin its next offshore campaign, expected to target Shell’s PEL 39 license.

Shell and Equinor fuel $1.1 billion backlog uptick for Transocean

Transocean gets its hands on a North Sea contract for a semi-submersible with Shell and a final approval for three rigs from Equinor.

Fresh North Sea gas discovery yields up to 10 million barrels of oil equivalent

A routine sidetrack drilling operation in the North Sea has paid off for Equinor, yielding a fresh gas discovery.

Valaris rigs find more work in North Sea, Australia, and Suriname

Valaris has revealed a total of $220 million secured in new offshore assignments and contract extensions.

$533 million lands on Arabian Drilling’s backlog for rig quartet deal

Arabian Drilling's backlog has surged to nearly $5 billion after a four-rig award from the Aramco-Kuwait Petroleum Corporation joint venture (JV).