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Drill ship secured for Bulgaria frontier exploration campaign

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Romania’s OMV Petrom and Israel’s NewMed Energy have signed an $80 million rig contract with Noble Corporation covering the drilling of two exploration wells in the Han Asparuh block, offshore Bulgaria.

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BW Energy contracts rig to drill offshore Namibia

Fossil Energy – Namibia

BW Energy, together with NAMCOR E&P, has contracted Odfjell’s Deepsea Mira semisubmersible rig for the drilling of the Kharas appraisal well on the Kudu license (PPL003) offshore Namibia in the Orange Basin, scheduled for the second half of 2025.

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TPAO Türkiye confirms acquisition of two new drill ships

Fossil Energy – Türkiye

State oil company TPAO and Türkiye’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar have confirmed that TPAO has purchased two 7th generation 12,000-ft drill ships.

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Noble drillship wins contract to drill two Black Sea wells

Fossil Energy – Black Sea

OMV Petrom and NewMed Energy Balkan have announced the signing of a rig contract for the drilling of two offshore exploration wells in the Black Sea, offshore Bulgaria.

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Shelf Drilling wins Saudi Aramco rig extension deal

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Oslo-listed jackup rig player Shelf Drilling has landed a five-year contract extension with Saudi Aramco for its High Island V unit.

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