Where next for jack-up rates?
The number of U.S. offshore rigs climbed up to 21 last week, according to weekly rig count reports released on Friday by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Vantage Drilling’s Topaz Driller jack-up rig has arrived in Cameroon waters to work on the Etinde permit.
Noble Corporation has been awarded new drilling contracts in the North Sea and Middle East region for two of its jack-up rigs.
Quadrant Energy has drilled the Phoenix South-3 well offshore Australia past the 3,000-meter measured depth mark.
Energy intelligence group Westwood feels that now is the best time to explore for oil and gas in the last decade.
Danish shipping giant AP Maersk Moller might not sell its drilling division Maersk Drilling in 2018, a previously planned.
Transocean has bought a 33.3% interest in the West Rigel, a newbuild harsh environment semi-submersible rig built.
With a clear strategy and commitment to execution, Northern Drilling is shrewdly maneuvering through the distressed offshore rig world.
Norwegian oil and gas explorer Wellesley Petroleum is about to begin its offshore drilling campaign in the North Sea off Norway.
UK Offshore driller Awilco Drilling is in still in talks with an unnamed client to secure work for its WilPhoenix semi-submersible drilling rig. The company hopes to seal the deal soon.
Aker BP has received consent from the PSA for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the Deepsea Stavanger rig.
John Frederiksen’s Northern Drilling has entered into agreements to buy two newbuild drillships from a South Korean shipyard with an option to buy a third drillship.
A Rowan Companies-owned jack up drilling rig has recently arrived in the Gulf of Mexico to work on GulfSlope Energy’s 2018 drilling program.
