
Equinor has prolonged the assignment of an Odfjell Drilling-owned semi-submersible rig by adding more wells to the rig’s backlog.

Perenco has made an oil discovery during its drilling campaign off the coast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Dolphin Drilling is preparing to set the wheels in motion to get rid of an interim injunction, which GHL secured for the firm’s semi-submersible rig.

A court hearing ended up keeping the previous interim injunction order in place, effectively stopping a rig from leaving Nigeria.

ARO Drilling has held a naming ceremony, together with International Maritime Industries (IMI), for the second of 20 planned newbuild jack-up rigs.

BW Energy has struck oil at a pilot appraisal well located on a field in the Dussafu license off the coast of Gabon.

Seadrill is in the process of disbanding Gulfdrill LLC, thanks to a deal to sell three jack-up rigs, which are working in Qatar, to its joint venture partner.

Diamond Offshore has found more work for one of its drillships with Anadarko, prolonging the rig’s drilling assignment in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Petronas and ExxonMobil have made another hydrocarbon discovery at an exploration well in Block 52 offshore Suriname.

Dolphin Drilling has provided an update on an interim injunction, which Lagos-based General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) managed to secure in response to the Norwegian firm’s notice of termination of a drilling contract off the coast of Nigeria for a semi-submersible rig.

General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) has succeeded in its endeavor to obtain an interim injunction against Dolphin Drilling’s plan to break off a semi-submersible rig’s deal off the coast of Nigeria.

ADES has ironed out all the details for a new offshore drilling assignment, which will be undertaken by one of its jack-up rigs off the coast of Thailand.

Aker BP has secured a green light to use one of Odfjell Drilling’s semi-submersible rigs for exploration activities in the Norwegian Sea.

U.S.-headquartered energy giant ExxonMobil has made a new oil discovery in Block 15 off the coast of Angola.