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Sale of jack up VALARIS 247 $108 million

Tuesday, May 6 2025

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Valaris has agreed to sell the jack-up VALARIS 247 to BW Energy for approximately $108 million in cash.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drilling rig, International projects, Oil and Gas, sale, Valaris Tagged With: drilling, Oil and Gas, Sale, Valaris

Contract award for drillship VALARIS DS-15

Monday, May 5 2025

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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Filed Under: Contract, Drilling, drillship, International projects, Valaris, West Africa Tagged With: contract, drilling, drillship, Valaris, West Africa

Valaris announces two-year contract for VALARIS DS-10

Tuesday, April 1 2025

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.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drillship, International projects, Valaris, West Africa Tagged With: drilling, drillship, Valaris, West Africa

Valaris to retire three semisubs from global fleet

Thursday, February 20 2025

General – Retirement

Bermuda-based drilling contractor Valaris has decided to retire three semi-submersible rigs from its global fleet and focus on high-specification units, as announced in a press release.

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Shell hires Valaris rig for North Sea drilling job

Tuesday, February 6 2024

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Shell has confirmed that a rig contract has been signed with Valaris for the drilling of both the Selene exploration well and the Pensacola appraisal well in the North Sea, expected to start in summer 2024.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drilling rig, General, International projects, Shell, Valaris Tagged With: drilling, north sea, Shell, Valaris

Valaris takes delivery of VALARIS DS-13 and DS-14

Thursday, December 21 2023

Fossil Energy- Drilling

Valaris has exercised its options and taken delivery of newbuild drillships VALARIS DS-13 and DS-14 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $337 million.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drilling vessel, International News, Valaris Tagged With: drillships, Valaris

Valaris announces drillship contract award

Monday, July 31 2023

Fossil Energy – 12-Well Contract

Valaris has been awarded a 12-well contract offshore West Africa for drillship VALARIS DS-7, which will be reactivated for this contract.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drillship, International projects, Valaris, West Africa Tagged With: Valaris, West Africa

Jack up Valaris 121 goes back to North Sea

Tuesday, July 11 2023

Fossil Energy – Exploration Well

Last week Valaris’ heavy-duty jack up Valaris 121 has left the Port of Dundee, where it had been staying since early 2023.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drilling rig, Exploration, International News, North Sea, Valaris Tagged With: drilling, exploration well, north sea, Valaris 121

Contract award for drillship Valaris DS-12

Tuesday, November 22 2022

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Valaris announced today that drillship Valaris DS-12 has been awarded a four-well contract with BP offshore Egypt.

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Filed Under: bp Egypt, Drilling, drillship, International projects, Valaris Tagged With: BP, drilling, egypt, Valaris

Contract awards for Valaris

Thursday, September 1 2022

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Valaris announced today new contracts and contract extensions, with an associated contract backlog of $149 million, awarded subsequent to issuing the Company’s most recent fleet status report on July 28, 2022.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drilling rig, International projects, Jack up, Valaris Tagged With: drilling, Valaris

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