Transocean, Noble Corporation, Valaris, Seadrill, Shelf Drilling, and ADES have reported a combined total backlog of $31.17 billion in the first quarter of 2025.
Aker BP has secured drilling permits for three exploration wells in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, which will be drilled this month with a semi-submersible rig owned by Odfjell Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.
Shelf Drilling (SHLF) has shed more light on the latest developments across its rig fleet, confirming the arrival of two jack-ups in West Africa and the start of drilling work in Norwegian waters for another unit.
Saudi Arabia’s energy heavyweight Aramco has handed out a multi-year agreement extension for five offshore drilling jack-up rigs to ARO Drilling, its 50/50 joint venture with Valaris.
An ultra-deepwater drillship, owned by Transocean, has kicked off its assignment with BP in the Gulf of America, formerly the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Trendsetter Engineering has tucked a new milestone under its belt with the first delivery of its flagship 20,000 psi (20K) intervention system, which has been deployed from Transocean’s drillship at a deepwater oil project operated by the U.S.-headquartered Beacon Offshore Energy in the Gulf of Amer
OMV Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of Austria-headquartered oil and gas player OMV, has received a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for a wildcat well duo in the Norwegian Sea, enabling it to undertake drilling activities this month with a semi-submersible rig managed by Odfjell Drillin
U.S.-headquartered offshore drilling giant Noble Corporation has confirmed the receipt of a certificate related to carbon capture and storage (CCS) rig technology from DNV, an energy expert and assurance provider.
The Surfrider Foundation is among the members of a coalition of conservation organizations represented by Earthjustice, which have banded together to take legal action against the Trump administration to prevent the approval of new offshore drilling plays in U.S. waters.
A drillship, owned by the U.S.-headquartered offshore drilling giant Noble Corporation, is slated to begin its new drilling campaign in western Africa later this month, after Tullow Ghana, a subsidiary of the UK-based Tullow Oil, wrapped up a 4D seismic survey over its fields off the coast of Ghana.
Dolphin Drilling has confirmed that its 35-year-old semi-submersible rig is now focused on its plug and abandonment (P&A) mission in the UK sector of the North Sea.
TotalEnergies is getting ready to embark on drilling activities off the coast of Suriname with a drillship owned by Stena Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.
Bermuda-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Valaris is divesting a jack-up from its rig fleet to boost its financial flexibility.
Valaris has won a multi-well drilling assignment for one of its drillships in West Africa with an undisclosed oil and gas operator.
