The worldwide offshore rig count in December 2019 increased by 11 units sequentially and 22 units year-over-year, according to the Wednesday rig count report by Baker Hughes Company.
Transocean has secured a $352.9 million of contract backlog from new contracts and extensions. The company sees this as a sign of improvement in the offshore drilling market.
Oil and gas company Premier Oil has hired a Valaris-owned drillship for operations on Block 717 located offshore Brazil.
ExxonMobil has submitted its environment plan for the plug and abandonment of five Whiting wells, located in the Gippsland basin offshore Australia, to Australian authorities.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Neptune Energy a drilling permit for a well in the Norwegian Sea.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for an appraisal well in the North Sea offshore Norway.
Wintershall Dea is concluding the drilling of a wildcat well near the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea.
Apache has announced it has made a significant oil discovery at the Maka Central-1 well drilled offshore Suriname on Block 58.
Seven people have reportedly been arrested after taking part in a protest against the oil and gas industry by climbing on a Valaris-owned and Shell-chartered jack-up rig destined for the North Sea.
ADES International has secured a contract renewal for the Admarine 262 jack-up rig.
Danish drilling contractor Maersk Drilling and Shelf Drilling have closed a transaction related to the sale of the Maersk Completer jack-up rig.
Norwegian offshore safety body has given its consent to Neptune Energy for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the West Phoenix rig.
Environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion organization have occupied a Valaris-owned jack-up rig currently located in Dundee harbor. The rig is contracted by Shell.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped to 22 units last week, according to weekly rig count reports on Friday by Baker Hughes.
