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Transocean announces contract awards

Tuesday, April 7 2026

Fossil Energy – Drilling Contracts

Transocean announced awards of a contract for a harsh environment semisubmersible in Norway and contract extensions for two ultra-deepwater drillships in Brazil.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drillship, International projects, Transocean Tagged With: drilling contracts, Petrobras, transocean, Var Energi

More work in West Africa lined up for Tungsten Explorer

Monday, April 6 2026

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Vantage Drilling managed drillship Tungsten Explorer has a conditional letter of award for follow-on work with TotalEnergies in West Africa.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drillship, International News, TotalEnergies, Vantage, West Africa Tagged With: drilling, TotalEnergies, Vantage Drilling, West Africa

Equinor starts drilling major gas development in Brazil

Wednesday, March 25 2026

Fossil energy – Drilling

Equinor has started the drilling phase for the Raia project in the pre salt of the Campos Basin, Brazil.

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Filed Under: Brazil, Drilling, drillship, Equinor, International News, Valaris Tagged With: Brazil, Campos Basin, drilling, Equinor, Raia project, Valaris

Valaris drillships get extensions in Angola

Thursday, February 19 2026

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Valaris has secured contract extensions for its 12,000-ft drillships Valaris DS-7 and Valaris DS-9 offshore Angola.

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Filed Under: Angola, Contract extension, Drilling, drillship, International projects, Valaris Tagged With: angola, contract extensions, drilling, drillships, Valaris

Eni confirms oil discovery in Algaita-01, offshore Angola

Monday, February 16 2026

Fossil Energy – Oil Discovery

Eni confirms an oil discovery in the Algaita-01 exploration well in Block 15/06, offshore Angola, approximately 18 km from Olombendo FPSO.

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Filed Under: Angola, Drilling, drilling vessel, drillship, ENI, International projects, Oil and Gas, Oil discovery Tagged With: angola, drilling, Eni, Oil Discovery

Vantage secures work for idle drillship Platinum Explorer

Friday, February 13 2026

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.

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Filed Under: deepwater project, Drilling, drilling campaign, drillship, India, International News, Vantage Tagged With: deepwater, drilling, drillship, India, Notification of Award, ONGC, Vantage Drilling

Papua New Guinea’s first deepwater exploration well

Monday, January 26 2026

Fossil Energy – Papuan Basin

TotalEnergies and PETRONAS have joined forces to drill Mailu-1, Papua New Guinea’s first deepwater exploration well, marking a significant milestone for the Pacific region.

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Filed Under: deepwater project, Drilling, drillship, Exploration, International News, Petronas, TotalEnergies Tagged With: deepwater, drilling, exploration well, Mailu-1, Papua New Guinea, petronas, TotalEnergies

Seadrill secures new contract for idle drillship

Thursday, January 22 2026

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Seadrill has secured a new contract in Malaysia for its 10,000-ft drillship West Capella and an extension of the current contract in Brazil for the 12,000-ft drillship West Carina.

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Filed Under: Contract, Contract extension, Drilling, drillship, International News, Seadrill Tagged With: Brazil, contract, Contract extension, drilling, drillship, malaysia, seadrill

Transocean nets $168M in two rig contracts

Tuesday, January 6 2026

Fossil Energy – Drilling Contracts

Transocean has secured a new contract and an extension for two of its rigs, adding approximately $168 million to its firm backlog.

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Filed Under: Brazil, Drilling, drillship, International projects, Norway, Transocean Tagged With: Brazil, drilling contracts, norway, transocean

ExxonMobil pushes ahead with further testing at Barreleye discovery

Monday, January 5 2026

Fossil Energy – Exploration Drilling

ExxonMobil Guyana is continuing exploration drilling at the Barreleye-3 well in the Stabroek Block, according to a notice issued by Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department.

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Filed Under: Barreleye, Drilling, drillship, exploratory drilling, ExxonMobil, Guyana, International projects, Stabroek Tagged With: Barreleye-3, drilling, exploration drilling, exxonmobile, Guyana, Stabroek Block

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