
Noble Corporation has found more work for one of its jack-up rigs off the coast of the Netherlands, where the rig is currently carrying out drilling operations.

Vår Energi has drilled two wildcat wells in the North Sea, using one of Odfjell Drilling-managed semi-submersible rigs.

Island Drilling is in the process of evaluating all legal recourse at its disposal to contest a recent rig contract termination.

This is an overview of some of the moves made over the week, so come away with us on a journey of the fossil energy market’s latest developments.

Borr Drilling has managed to extend existing and secure new assignments for three premium jack-up rigs in its fleet.

Norwegian authorities have handed out a drilling permit for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway, which is expected to be spud this month using one of Odfjell Drilling-managed semi-submersible rigs.

Trident Energy has decided to brake off the deal with Island Drilling for the 2012-built semi-sub rig, citing safety concerns.

Diamond Offshore has secured a new job in the UK sector of the North Sea and a contract extension in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Tower Resources has secured a license extension of the first exploration period of a production-sharing contract (PSC) related to an asset offshore Cameroon.

Deltic Energy is in the process of divesting a partial stake in a Shell-operated license to Dana Petroleum.

TotalEnergies is in the process of acquiring a majority stake from Vantage Drilling International in a drillship working in Namibia.

Valaris has confirmed the spudding of the first well in an eight-well campaign, which is being undertaken by one of its semi-submersible rigs.

Ocean Oilfield Integrated Solutions has confirmed the completion of a plug & abandonment program, which one of its jack-up rigs carried out at an offshore field in the UAE for Atlantis (UAQ) Limited.

Baker Hughes’ rig count report shows that more than one rig joined the working international offshore fleet in January 2024.