
Noble Corporation has won a new short-term assignment for one of its jack-up rigs, which will undertake drilling activities off Norway.

Stena Drilling has confirmed a short stay in a South African port for the newest drillship in its rig fleet.

Noble Corporation is anticipating a further boost to its contract backlog over the next two years.

Valaris has managed to boost its contract backlog by almost 60% compared to the sum from twelve months ago, thanks to the higher day rates and fleet utilization.

Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the Barents Sea.

Perenco has started drilling activities at an appraisal well offshore Gabon, using a jack-up rig owned by the Netherlands-headquartered Dixstone.

Transocean has secured a $3.2 billion boost in contract backlog during 2023, thanks to a series of new assignments for its rig fleet.

Aker BP has received consent to use one of Noble Corporation’s jack-up rigs for exploration activities in the North Sea off Norway.

Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator to use one of the semi-submersible rigs owned by Odfjell Drilling.

This interview sheds more light on whether there will be a greater rig exodus from the North Sea market and a mass pivot toward other destinations.

Valaris has landed a batch of new contracts and extensions across multiple geographies for three floaters and six jack-ups in its rig fleet.

Equinor has drilled an exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which turned out to be dry.

Transocean has secured more work for three floaters in its rig fleet, enabling it to collect $326 million for assignments in Angola, the U.S. and Romania.

Dolphin Drilling has confirmed the start of operations and the final transfer of ownership for two semi-submersible rigs acquired from Transocean.