Since a Valaris-owned rig has kicked off mobilisation activities, Western Gas is preparing to drill the Sasanof-1 well next week.
Petrofac has grown its presence in Africa after having been selected by Tullow Oil to provide well decommissioning services in Mauritania.
Borr Drilling has secured a binding Letter of Award (LOA) for a jack-up drilling rig from an undisclosed operator in Southeast Asia.
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has started its drilling campaign offshore Canada. The success of this campaign would contribute to Bay du Nord’s resources.
Lamprell and IMI have completed load-out and float-off operations for the first of two jack-up rigs built for this Saudi yard.
Westwood has revealed that the offshore rig utilisation is expected to continue its upward traction and spur a further rise in day rates.
Karoon Energy has started its intervention campaign on the Baúna field offshore Brazil using a Maersk Drilling-owned semi-submersible rig.
As the offshore drilling market continues to improve, Vantage Drilling managed to reduce its net loss in the first quarter of 2022.
Equinor has exercised its option to drill more wells with Odfjell Drilling’s rig, extending the rig’s backlog for operations offshore Norway.
Turkey’s latest drillship, bought last year from a South Korean shipyard, is set to join three other drillships as the country is working to develop its gas resources amid a growing need for the security of supply.
Inpex has submitted an environment plan to the country’s regulator for exploration drilling in Commonwealth waters, offshore Australia.
SFL has inked a new deal with Odfjell Drilling, enabling the latter to replace Seadrill as the manager of another drilling rig.
Shelf Drilling has secured more work for its rigs and it expects the global jack-up utilisation and pricing to beat pre-pandemic levels in 2022.
Western Gas has informed that a Valaris rig is set to be towed to the Sasanof-1 well location offshore Australia in the coming days.
