Borr Drilling has confirmed that one of its jack-up rigs, which recently left a shipyard in the UAE, started its new job in Saudi Arabia.
Baker Hughes’ international rig count report shows a further increase in the number of offshore rigs in August 2023, as 4 additional units were recorded compared to the month before.
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a new contract for one of its seventh-generation drillships in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Vår Energi has picked a sixth-generation semi-submersible rig from COSL Offshore Management for drilling operations in the Barents Sea.
Equinor has hired two semi-submersible rigs from COSL Offshore Management for drilling operations on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).
While Westwood believes that a newbuilding cycle will not happen anytime soon, any new rig orders are likely to be for jack-ups.
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a long-term deal for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships for work offshore India.
Borr Drilling has secured a letter of award (LOA) for two premium jack-up rigs with an undisclosed company in West Africa.
Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator to use rigs owned by Shelf Drilling and Transocean for drilling activities in the North Sea off Norway.
Neptune Energy has secured a drilling permit from the Norwegian authorities for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway.
Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Odfjell Drilling’s rigs for drilling ops in the Norwegian Sea.
Jadestone Energy has awarded a contract with an estimated combined contract value of $6.1 million to Malaysia’s Velesto.
Valaris has confirmed that one of its jack-up rigs is en route to its upcoming drilling assignment in the UK sector of the North Sea.
Diamond Offshore has made progress on its sustainability quest to curb its GHG emissions while working to meet global energy demand.
