Arabian Drilling, said to be Saudi Arabia’s largest onshore and offshore drilling company by fleet size, has revealed temporary suspensions for some offshore rigs in the Arabian Gulf, as its land fleet remains unaffected by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
ADES International, a subsidiary of ADES Holding Company, which is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, has confirmed suspensions of operations for multiple rigs in its fleet as a result of the ongoing conflict between the U.S.-Israel alliance and Iran in the Middle East.
Norway’s state-owned oil and gas giant Equinor has kicked off drilling activities at its natural gas project off the coast of Brazil with a drillship owned by Valaris, a Bermuda-headquartered offshore drilling contractor.
Fontis Finance, an indirect subsidiary of Bermuda-headquartered Paratus Energy Services, is offloading its drilling operations and jack-up fleet to Proyectos Globales de Energía y Servicios CME (CME) and BC Ventures, a newly established 50/50 joint venture between subsidiaries of Bermuda-based Borr
Arcius Energy, an affiliate of the UK-headquartered BP and the UAE’s ADNOC, has set the stage to embark on a multi-well drilling campaign off the coast of Egypt with a drillship owned by Valaris, an offshore drilling contractor. The post BP and ADNOC’s JV ready to kick off Mediterranean gas hunt wit
While taking a deep dive into the floater rig market and top floating rig managers based on the current total backlog for 2026, Westwood Global Energy, an energy market research and consultancy firm, has spotlighted five offshore drilling players – Transocean, Noble, COSL, Seadrill, and Valaris – as
Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras has boosted South America’s energy arsenal with a new gas discovery off the coast of Colombia.
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has unveiled a new oil discovery in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway, which was drilled with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player.
Norwegian authorities have given the go-ahead for production drilling activities Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP is planning to undertake in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NOC), with a rig owned by Noble Corporation, a U.S.-headquartered energy giant.
Three players – Seadrill, an offshore drilling contractor, Kongsberg Maritime (KM), a technology player, and Hanwha Drilling, a provider of offshore drilling services – have forged an alliance to develop the next generation of remote dynamic positioning (DP) technology to establish new standards for
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has wrapped up its investigation into a well control incident that occurred on a semi-submersible rig working in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. This incident is classified as being in the company’s highest category of severity.
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has found more black gold in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, thanks to drilling activities with one of Odfjell Drilling’s semi-submersible rigs.
Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, owner of premium jack-up rigs, has landed a multi-year drilling assignment for one of its rigs with Petronas Carigali, a subsidiary of the Asian country’s energy giant Petronas.
Velesto Drilling, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, has secured a $16.5 million contract with the Malaysian unit of Singapore’s Jadestone Energy for the provision of a jack-up drilling rig. The contract will see the NAGA 8 rig support infill drilling activities at the East Belu
