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Vantage secures work for idle drillship Platinum Explorer

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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Transocean Equinox spuds first well for Amplitude

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Amplitude Energy has announced that drilling has started on the first East Coast Supply Project (ECSP) well offshore Australia, with the Transocean Equinox rig spudding the Elanora-1 on 25 January 2026.

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Papua New Guinea’s first deepwater exploration well

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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Seadrill secures new contract for idle drillship

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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ExxonMobil pushes ahead with further testing at Barreleye discovery

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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Petronas drills first of four wells Offshore Suriname

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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Saipem extends drillship charter and $300m purchase option deadline

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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