Fossil Energy – Drilling
Valaris announced today that it has been awarded a five-well contract offshore West Africa for drillship VALARIS DS-15.
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Shell hires Stena Drillship for project offshore Suriname
Fossil Energy – Suriname
Shell has awarded a contract to Stena Drilling for the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Stena DrillMAX, which will be put to work offshore Suriname.
[Read more…] about Shell hires Stena Drillship for project offshore SurinameValaris announces two-year contract for VALARIS DS-10
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Valaris announced today that it has been awarded a two-year contract offshore West Africa for drillship VALARIS DS-10 that is expected to commence late in the second quarter or the third quarter 2026.
[Read more…] about Valaris announces two-year contract for VALARIS DS-10Deal for first Saudi-built jack-up drilling rig
Fossil Energy – Newbuilding
ARO Drilling, a joint venture between Aramco and Valaris, and International Maritime Industries (IMI) have signed an agreement to build a new jack-up drilling rig, Kingdom 3, which will be the first to be constructed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
[Read more…] about Deal for first Saudi-built jack-up drilling rigWoodside’s Trion work assigned to Deepwater Thalassa
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Transocean’s upcoming contract with Woodside for a drillship offshore Mexico has been assigned to the 12,000-ft drillship Deepwater Thalassa.
[Read more…] about Woodside’s Trion work assigned to Deepwater ThalassaPetrobras hires Seadrill’s drillship pair for Brazil ops
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Petrobras has awarded contracts to Seadrill’s two ultra-deepwater drillships – West Jupiter and West Tellus – for work offshore Brazil.
[Read more…] about Petrobras hires Seadrill’s drillship pair for Brazil opsNoble drillship wins GoM contract
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Noble Corp. says that it has received a new contract from an undisclosed operator.
[Read more…] about Noble drillship wins GoM contractTransocean’s Deepwater Atlas gets bp’s Gulf of Mexico job
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a contract from bp for its Deepwater Atlas drillship, which will be put to work at U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
[Read more…] about Transocean’s Deepwater Atlas gets bp’s Gulf of Mexico jobDiamond Offshore secured contract with Beacon Offshore Energy
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Diamond Offshore has secured a contract with Beacon Offshore Energy subsidiary BOE Exploration & Production LLC for 12,000-ft drillship Ocean BlackRhino in the US GOM.
[Read more…] about Diamond Offshore secured contract with Beacon Offshore EnergyJoint venture owner Tungsten Explorer drillship
Fossil Energy – Ownership Drillship
TotalEnergies and Vantage Drilling International have signed a binding agreement to create a new joint venture (JV) that will acquire from Vantage the Tungsten Explorer drillship.
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