Fossil Energy – Gulf of Mexico
Talos Energy has awarded a new two-well contract in the Gulf of Mexico to Seadrill 12,000-ft drillship West Vela.
[Read more…] about New two-well contract for SeadrillDrill ship secured for Bulgaria frontier exploration campaign
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Romania’s OMV Petrom and Israel’s NewMed Energy have signed an $80 million rig contract with Noble Corporation covering the drilling of two exploration wells in the Han Asparuh block, offshore Bulgaria.
[Read more…] about Drill ship secured for Bulgaria frontier exploration campaignTPAO Türkiye confirms acquisition of two new drill ships
Fossil Energy – Türkiye
State oil company TPAO and Türkiye’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar have confirmed that TPAO has purchased two 7th generation 12,000-ft drill ships.
[Read more…] about TPAO Türkiye confirms acquisition of two new drill shipsNoble drillship wins contract to drill two Black Sea wells
Fossil Energy – Black Sea
OMV Petrom and NewMed Energy Balkan have announced the signing of a rig contract for the drilling of two offshore exploration wells in the Black Sea, offshore Bulgaria.
[Read more…] about Noble drillship wins contract to drill two Black Sea wellsValaris secures work with Oxy for two drillships
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Valaris has been awarded multi-year contracts for two drillships in the US Gulf by Occidental (Oxy) subsidiary Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.
[Read more…] about Valaris secures work with Oxy for two drillshipsContract award for drillship VALARIS DS-15
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Valaris announced today that it has been awarded a five-well contract offshore West Africa for drillship VALARIS DS-15.
[Read more…] about Contract award for drillship VALARIS DS-15Shell 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 Thalassa