Rigs

Saipem’s 26-year-old drillship on completion ops at Eni’s gas well offshore Sicily

Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services company Saipem is carrying out completion work with its 2000-built drillship for compatriot energy giant Eni on a gas well off the coast of Sicily, with the campaign scheduled to run through to late September 2026, according to an Italian Coas

Petrobras widens Brazil’s Equatorial Margin push with hydrocarbon discovery off Amapá

Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petrobras has found hydrocarbons in a frontier well located in ultra-deep waters off the coast of Amapá, deepening Brazil’s Equatorial Margin exploration quest.

Seven Borr Drilling rigs find more work in Asia, Europe, and Africa

Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling player with its corporate base in Bermuda, has lined up multiple new assignments and extensions of existing deals for its rig fleet off the coasts of Vietnam, Malaysia, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), and the Netherlands.

Aker BP and Equinor’s latest North Sea wildcat drilling yields no hydrocarbon find

Norway’s oil and gas company Aker BP and its compatriot state-owned partner, Equinor, have come up dry in their latest North Sea exploration well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

More offshore drilling work for Seadrill rig trio in US Gulf and Malaysia

Seadrill, a Bermuda-headquartered offshore drilling contractor, has obtained multimillion-dollar deals and extensions of existing assignments for a semi-submersible rig and two drillships in the Americas and Asia.

Noble’s 2014-built jack-up rig scoops up new P&A job with ConocoPhillips

Noble Corporation, a U.S.-based offshore drilling giant, has lined up a new assignment for a 12-year-old jack-up rig off the coast of Norway with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy company ConocoPhillips.

South America’s gas boom on the rise with Petrobras’ new discovery in Colombian waters

Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras has added to South America’s energy riches with a fresh gas discovery off the coast of Colombia.

ADNOC, SLB roll out AI-powered tool across over 120 rigs to enhance drilling ops

United Arab Emirates-based energy heavyweight Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and the U.S.-headquartered technology player SLB have deployed a platform running on artificial intelligence (AI) across a fleet of more than 120 rigs to cut downtime and improve drilling performance at onshore and

2014-built drillship sports new equipment amid Noble’s upbeat rig market outlook

Noble Corporation, a U.S.-based offshore drilling giant, has fitted one of its drillships with new equipment, reflecting its confidence in a strengthening offshore drilling market and busier years ahead for the global rig fleet.

Valaris’ 2001-built rig wraps up its gig with BP ahead of schedule

Bermuda-incorporated offshore drilling contractor Valaris has confirmed the completion of its assignment with the UK-headquartered energy giant BP off the coast of Trinidad before the expected timeline.

Odfjell Drilling’s 2009-built rig goes back to work after BOP incident-related hiatus

Borr Drilling’s Mexican JV completes purchase of five rigs for $287 million

BC Ventures, a 50/50 joint venture between subsidiaries of Bermuda-based Borr Drilling and CME as its long-term well construction partner in Mexico, has completed the acquisition of five jack-up rigs from Fontis Finance, an indirect subsidiary of Bermuda-headquartered Paratus Energy Services. For a

Expro eyeing market growth after broadening drilling tech offering with acquisition of Norwegian firm

U.S.-headquartered energy services provider Expro has brought Enhanced Well Technologies Group (Enhanced Drilling) into its fold, extending its drilling technology capabilities.

Fresh black gold discovery emerges as tie-back candidate for Norway’s flagship Barents Sea oil hub

Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has made a new oil find on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), putting on the table a potential tie-back to the country’s largest oil development ever brought on stream in the Barents Sea.