
Shell has hired a heavy-duty jack-up rig from Valaris, an offshore drilling contractor, for a two-well drilling campaign in 2024.

Wintershall Dea has secured a green light for the drilling of four wells in the Norwegian Sea, using one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs.

SeaMex, a subsidiary of Paratus Energy Services Limited, has won a new drilling assignment for one of its jack-ups offshore Mexico.

Archer has joined forces with Horizon56 to launch a new solution, which will digitalize operating procedures to bolster rig safety and efficiency.

SLB and Equinor have made inroads in bringing fully autonomous drilling operations to life while drilling a well section off Brazil.

Seadrill has disclosed a new contract award and extension, totaling approximately $97.5 million in value, for two drillships.

Wellesley Petroleum has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway.

An Odfjell Drilling-managed semi-submersible rig will be relocating to another well situated within license PEL 83 offshore Namibia.

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation is determined to curb the carbon footprint from drilling operations.

Three rigs are carrying out operations for three giant oil and gas players – the UK’s Shell, France’s TotalEnergies, and Portugal’s Galp – offshore Namibia.

Canarship has revealed that a sixth-generation semi-submersible rig from COSL Drilling Europe is now on its way to Norway.

Stena Drilling has welcomed the arrival of the latest addition to its fleet of drilling rigs, the Stena Evolution.

Trident Energy has embarked on a three-well infill drilling campaign on Block G offshore Equatorial Guinea.

Aker BP and Equinor have found more oil in one well drilled in the North Sea, using Odfjell Drilling’s semi-submersible rig.