
ADNOC Drilling has inked a deal to acquire an additional premium offshore jack-up drilling rig as part of its fleet expansion programme.

India’s Aban Offshore has completed the sale of a jack-up drilling rig to ADES International, which was postponed on several occasions.

Aker BP has added a significant order backlog to an Odfjell Drilling-owned rig with a five-year firm contract award in Norway.

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has started an infill drilling campaign at its operated Cygnus gas field in the southern North Sea.

APA Corporation has made an oil discovery at its operated Baja-1 well in Block 53 offshore Suriname, but TotalEnergies had no such luck in Block 58.

BW Energy has revealed that a former jack-up rig, which was converted to an offshore production unit, is on its way to Gabon.

Huisman has developed a harsh environment semi-submersible rig design, which can be powered with onshore-produced hydroelectricity but also with floating wind turbines.

Italian oil and gas company Eni has made what it says is a significant gas discovery in the Cronos-1 well located offshore Cyprus.

Sapura Energy has moved to dispose of three drilling rigs as part of its focus on long-term sustainability and improving liquidity position.

Maersk Drilling believes that the global floater market will continue to benefit from an ongoing recovery.

Following an official send-off last week, Türkiye’s fourth drillship has kicked off drilling operations on its first-ever offshore exploration well.

Maersk’s offshore charging company, Stillstrom, and Port of Aberdeen have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to perform a joint feasibility study into a charging hub that would use offshore wind or other renewable energy source to power vessels on standby outside the port. Running until the

The Norwegian offshore safety regulator followed up an audit of Saipem’s rig with an order to the offshore drilling contractor.

Sanctions imposed on Iran and Russia will hamper the sourcing of goods for the development of Iranian offshore gas fields, says Rystad.