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Velesto inks five-year drilling deal with Petronas

Wednesday, March 4 2026

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto has secured a five-year drilling contract from Petronas for its NAGA 2 jack-up rig.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drilling rig, drilling services, International projects, Jack up, Petronas, Velesto Tagged With: contract, drilling, jack up rig, malaysia, petronas, Velesto

Borr Drilling secures new jack up work and extensions

Tuesday, February 24 2026

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Borr Drilling reported a series of recent contract extensions and new assignments for several of its jack up drilling rigs.

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Filed Under: assignments, Borr Drilling, Drilling, International projects, Jack up Tagged With: assignments, Borr Drilling, drilling, jack up

Azule Energy announces oil discovery offshore Angola

Friday, February 20 2026

Fossil Energy – Oil Discovery

Azule Energy has reported a new oil discovery made in the Algaita‑01 exploration well, located in Block 15/06 in the offshore Lower Congo Basin, Angola.

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Filed Under: Angola, Azule Energy, Drilling, International projects Tagged With: angola, Azule Energy, drilling, Lower Congo Basin, Oil Discovery

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

Transocean rig contracts extended for nine more wells

Monday, February 16 2026

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Transocean has secured more work for two semisubmersible drilling rigs operating offshore Norway, both from the current clients.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drilling campaign, International projects, Norway, Transport Tagged With: drilling, norway, transocean

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

Transocean Equinox spuds first well for Amplitude

Monday, February 2 2026

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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Filed Under: Amplitude Energy, Australia, Drilling, Elanora 1, exploratory drilling, International projects Tagged With: Amplitude Energy, australia, drilling, East Coast Supply Project, Elanora 1, exploration

Discovered more petroleum on Brage field

Wednesday, January 28 2026

Fossil Energy – Norway

OKEA and its partners have discovered petroleum in the ‘Knockando Fensfjord’ prospect in the North Sea.

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Filed Under: Brage, Discovery, Drilling, International News, OKEA Tagged With: Brage Field, discovery, drilling, OKEA

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

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