Rigs News
| Angola >> 10/15/2021 - TotalEnergies E&P Angola has exercised an option for the 7th generation drillship Maersk Voyager to drill the ultra-deepwater Ondjaba-1 exploration well in Angola’s Block 48. The contract extension ha... |
| Denmark >> 10/14/2021 - In extension of its commitment to participating in Phase 2 of the Greensand offshore carbon storage project, Maersk Drilling has entered a framework agreement with the Nini Joint Venture, operated by ... |
| United States >> 10/13/2021 - Ultra-deepwater drillship VALARIS DS-12 has become the first vessel in the world to receive the ABS Enhanced Electrical System Notation EHS-E. Valaris upgraded the vessel’s electrical syste... |
| Bermuda >> 10/11/2021 - Valaris Limited announced that ultra-deepwater drillship VALARIS DS-12 has become the first vessel in the world to receive the ABS Enhanced Electrical System Notation EHS-E. Valaris upgrad... |
| Saudi Arabia >> 10/6/2021 - Valaris Limited (VAL) announced that it has been awarded a 211-day extension to its bareboat charter agreement with ARO Drilling for VALARIS JU-36 (Charles Rowan), a standard duty jackup. The extensio... |
| Malaysia >> 10/1/2021 - The Board of Directors of Velesto Energy Berhad (“VEB”) is pleased to announce that Velesto Drilling Sdn Bhd (“VED”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Velesto Malaysian Ventures Sdn Bhd, which in turn is ... |
| Norway >> 9/27/2021 - Equinor has exercised one (1) additional well to be added to the Deepsea Stavanger contract. The well has been exercised under the Continued Optionality mechanism in the contract entered into between ... |
| United States >> 9/21/2021 - Aquadrill LLC has entered into a charter hire agreement with a subsidiary of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “Manager”) to provide the Auriga for a one year drilling contract plus a one year mutu... |
| India >> 9/20/2021 - Shelf Drilling, Ltd. has received an award for a three-year contract for the Parameswara jack-up rig with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for operations in the Mumbai High, offshore India. The ... |
| Netherlands/Holland >> 9/20/2021 - Valaris Limited has been awarded a contract with TAQA offshore the Netherlands for VALARIS JU-123, a heavy-duty harsh environment jackup. The contract is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of ... |
| Vietnam >> 9/16/2021 - On 8th September 2021, Petrovietnam Drilling and Well Service Corporation (PV Drilling) signed a contract to supply PV DRILLING VI jack-up rig to Thang Long Joint Operating Company (Thang Long JOC). |
| Norway >> 9/10/2021 - The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of KCA Deutag Drilling Norge (KCA Deutag) focused on the management of information security for the industrial ICT systems of the A... |
| Morocco >> 9/7/2021 - Chariot (CHAR), the Africa focused transitional energy company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with Stena Drilling, one of the world’s foremost independent drilling contractors, ... |
| East Timor >> 9/2/2021 - Advance Energy ( ADV ), the energy company seeking growth through acquisition or farm-in to non-operated interests in discovered upstream projects, is pleased to provide an update on the Buffalo-10 we... |
| Bermuda >> 9/2/2021 - Borr Drilling Limited (“BORR”) is pleased to announce it has secured a Letter of Award (“LOA”) for the premium jack-up drilling rig “Mist” from an undisclosed operator in Southeast Asia. The program i... |
| Saudi Arabia >> 8/26/2021 - Noble Corporation has announced that subsidiaries of the Company have reached a definitive agreement to sell four jackups to ADES International Holding Ltd., through its subsidiary, ("ADES") for $292 ... |
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United Kingdom >> 8/19/2021 - Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract with Harbour Energy for the jack-up rig Mærsk Innovator to drill three subsea development wells in Block 28/9 on the UK Continental Shelf. The contract is e... |
| Namibia >> 8/17/2021 - Valaris Limited has been awarded one-well contracts with Shell Namibia Upstream B.V. and Shell Sao Tome and Principe B.V. offshore Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively, for drillship, VALAR... |
| Bermuda >> 8/17/2021 - West Aquila Inc., the 100% owned subsidiary of Northern Drilling Ltd (“NODL”), has notified Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (“DSME”) that it has cancelled the resale contract for the ... |
| Malaysia >> 8/11/2021 - Borr Drilling Limited has secured a Letter of Award (“LOA”) for the premium jack-up drilling rig “Gunnlod” from an undisclosed operator in Malaysia. The program is expected to commence in Q4 2021 in d... |
