
Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has won a potential long-term job with an undisclosed oil and gas player for one of its semi-submersible rigs.

Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has obtained a multimillion-dollar contract extension for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras.

Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petrobras has unveiled a new hydrocarbon discovery in the deep waters of the pre-salt Campos Basin off the coast of Brazil.

ABL, part of Oslo-listed global consultancy group ABL Group, has sealed a rig move pact with Petroleum Marine Services (PMS), Egypt’s offshore construction and services company.

Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling player with its corporate base in Bermuda, has shed light on operational and contracting activities of its fleet, expecting to witness a boost in rig action.

Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has confirmed the arrival of a seventh-generation drillship to Somalia, where it is expected to kick off hydrocarbon offshore exploration activities and spud what is described as the world’s second-deepest offshore well.

Brazilian deepwater offshore drilling contractor Ventura Offshore has revealed a contract extension for its sixth-generation ultra-deepwater drillship off the coast of Brazil.

SundaGas Banda Unipessoal, a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK-based and AIM-listed Sunda Energy, has teamed up with Finder Timor-Leste, a subsidiary of Perth-based oil and gas exploration player Finder Energy, to obtain a rig for the two companies’ drilling programs off the coast of the Democratic

Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has secured a potential long-term assignment for one of its semi-submersible rigs.

Bermuda-incorporated offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured more drilling work for one of its drillships off the coast of Brazil with the country’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras.

Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras has prolonged a drilling assignment that an ultra-deepwater drillship is carrying out in the South American country.

A drilling campaign, which Jasmine Energy (JEL), a subsidiary of Singapore’s Rex International, is planning to embark on off the coast of Oman, has been moved to the second quarter of 2026.

Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has found more work for a harsh environment semi-submersible in Norway and two ultra-deepwater drillships off the coast of Brazil.

Brazilian deepwater offshore drilling contractor Ventura Offshore has won two contract extensions with the country’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras for a sixth-generation semi-submersible rig and a seventh-generation drillship it manages on behalf of Eldorado Drilling, an offshore drilling playe