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Petronas drills first of four wells Offshore Suriname

Sunday, January 4 2026

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.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drilling campaign, International News, Petronas, Staatsolie, Suriname Tagged With: Caiman-1, drilling, petronas, Staatsolie, Suriname

Saipem extends drillship charter and $300m purchase option deadline

Tuesday, December 30 2025

Fossil Energy – Contract Extension

Norway-based Deep Value Driller has won an extension of the bareboat charter for a seventh-generation drillship of the same name from Italian offshore engineering and construction giant Saipem.

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Filed Under: bareboat charter, Contract extension, Deep Value Driller, drillship, International projects, Saipem Tagged With: bareboat charter, Contract extension, Deep Value Driller, drilling, drillship, saipem

INEOS Energy announces new Norphlet oil discovery

Wednesday, December 24 2025

Fossil Energy – Oil Discovery

INEOS Energy has announced a new oil Norphlet discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drillship, exploratory drilling, Ineos, International News, Norphlet, Oil and Gas, Oil discovery Tagged With: drilling, exploration, Ineos Energy, Norphlet, Oil Discovery

Transocean lands six-well fixture for drillship offshore Australia

Saturday, December 13 2025

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Transocean has secured a six-well contract for its Deepwater Skyros drillship offshore Australia.

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Filed Under: Australia, Drilling, drilling vessel, International projects, Transocean Tagged With: australia, deepwater, drilling, drillship, transocean

Valaris announces multi-year contract for VALARIS DS-8

Friday, December 12 2025

Fossil Energy – Brazil

Valaris announced it has been awarded a multi-year contract with Shell offshore Brazil for drillship VALARIS DS-8.

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Filed Under: Brazil, Drilling, drilling vessel, International projects, Shell, Valaris Tagged With: Brazil, drilling, drillship, Shell, Valaris

Seatrium wins repeat Kingdom 4 jack-up contract

Friday, December 12 2025

General – Newbuilding

Seatrium Offshore Technology has secured a repeat contract from International Maritime Industries for Kingdom 4, a LeTourneau Super 116E Class jack-up rig, deepening offshore drilling cooperation in the Kingdom.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drilling rig, IMI, International News, Jack up, Seatrium Tagged With: drilling, IMI, jack up rig, Newbuilding, Seatrium

Eni exercises third optional well on Ventura’s SSV Catarina

Friday, December 12 2025

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Eni extends use of Ventura Offshore’s semisubmersible.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drilling campaign, drilling vessel, ENI, Indonesia, International projects, Semisub Tagged With: drilling, Eni, Indonesia, semisub

Borr Drilling expands fleet with five Noble rigs

Thursday, December 11 2025

General – Drilling Rigs

Borr Drilling has signed a US$360 million agreement to acquire five jack-up rigs from Noble Corp, while preparing to raise roughly US$85 million through a public offering of 21 million shares.

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Filed Under: Acquisition, Borr Drilling, Drilling, drilling rig, drilling services, International projects, Noble Tagged With: acquisition, Borr Drilling, drilling, Noble Corp, rigs

Northern Ocean sells Deepsea Bollsta to Odfjell

Monday, November 17 2025

General – Sale Semi Sub

Odfjell Drilling has signed an agreement for the acquisition of the harsh environment semi-submersible drilling rig Deepsea Bollsta from Northern Ocean, for a total consideration of USD 480 million.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drilling vessel, International News, Northern Ocean, Odfjell Drilling, sale Tagged With: drilling, Northern Ocean, Odfjell Drilling, Sale, semi submersible rig

Trump plans to allow drilling off California coast

Monday, November 17 2025

Fossil Energy – Drilling USA

The Trump administration is planning to allow oil and gas drilling off the California coast for the first time in decades, according to a draft plan shared with the Washington Post.

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Filed Under: California, Drilling, International projects, restart, Trump Tagged With: California, drilling, restart, Trump, USA

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