Fossil Energy – Drilling
Valeura Energy has chartered a jack-up drilling rig owned by UAE-based Shelf Drilling for multi-year work in the Gulf of Thailand.
[Read more…] about Valeura charters Shelf Drilling’s 19-year-old rigFive-well contract for Deepwater Asgard drillship
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Transocean has secured a five-well contract for its Deepwater Asgard drillship in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
[Read more…] about Five-well contract for Deepwater Asgard drillshipPRIO in the clear for 14-well offshore drilling campaign
General – Drilling
The Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) has issued an amendment to the drilling license for the Frade field, authorizing PRIO to drill up to 14 new wells at the field.
[Read more…] about PRIO in the clear for 14-well offshore drilling campaignTransocean rig contracts extended for nine more wells
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Transocean has secured more work for two semisubmersible drilling rigs operating offshore Norway, both from the current clients.
[Read more…] about Transocean rig contracts extended for nine more wellsVantage secures work for idle drillship Platinum Explorer
General – Drilling Contract
Vantage Drilling has received a binding Notification of Award (NOA) from India’s ONGC for the 12,000-ft drillship Platinum Explorer following the conclusion of a tender for a deepwater drillship campaign in India.
[Read more…] about Vantage secures work for idle drillship Platinum ExplorerPetronas drills first of four wells Offshore Suriname
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Petronas has completed drilling of the Caiman-1 exploration well in Block 52 offshore Suriname, marking the first well in its four-well 2025–2026 drilling campaign in the block.
[Read more…] about Petronas drills first of four wells Offshore SurinameLaunch of new offshore drilling campaign in PEL39
Fossil Energy – Namibia
Shell, in partnership with QatarEnergy and NAMCOR, is preparing to launch a new drilling campaign in Petroleum Exploration Licence 39 (PEL39), offshore Namibia.
[Read more…] about Launch of new offshore drilling campaign in PEL39Eni exercises third optional well on Ventura’s SSV Catarina
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Eni extends use of Ventura Offshore’s semisubmersible.
[Read more…] about Eni exercises third optional well on Ventura’s SSV CatarinaVaalco Energy spuds first well offshore Gabon
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Vaalco Energy announced that it has commenced its Phase Three Drilling Program offshore Gabon with the spudding of the ET-15 infill well on the Etame platform.
[Read more…] about Vaalco Energy spuds first well offshore GabonVaalco to begin Gabon program in late November
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Vaalco Energy expects to begin its 2025/2026 drilling program offshore Gabon in late November 2025.
[Read more…] about Vaalco to begin Gabon program in late November