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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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Seatrium wins repeat Kingdom 4 jack-up contract

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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