
ADES Holding Company has secured a long-term assignment for one of its jack-up rigs off the coast of Qatar.

Soiltech has secured another contract with Odfjell Drilling for the provision of its services to the UK player’s third semi-submersible rig.

A newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship, acquired by Eldorado Drilling, has arrived in Malaysia, where it will stay until it secures its maiden drilling job.

Noble Corporation has unveiled a set of new assignments for one of its drillships off the coast of Africa.

Trident Energy has decided to resume its infill drilling campaign on Block G offshore Equatorial Guinea with a drillship owned by Noble Corporation.

Galp is in the process of evaluating the commerciality of oil discoveries, which were made in the heart of Namibia’s Orange Basin.

Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has made an oil discovery at another well in the Equatorial Margin.

Transocean has won contract extensions for two floaters in its rig fleet, prolonging drillships’ assignments in Angola and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Vår Energi has found more oil in the Balder area, located in the central North Sea off the coast of Norway.

Valeura Energy has pulled off a hat trick in the Gulf of Thailand by making three new offshore oil discoveries during its drilling campaign.

Stena Drilling has tucked a new drilling assignment under its belt, thanks to a drillship deal with Energean for drilling activities off the coast of Morocco.

Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension for one of its jack-up rigs with Equinor for operations at a field off the coast of Norway.

Aker BP has secured a drilling permit for an exploration well in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, which is expected to be drilled this month.

A newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship has left Samsung Heavy Industries yard in South Korea and started its inaugural journey to Malaysia.