Shelf Drilling has won a contract extension for a jack-up rig working on an assignment in the Gulf of Suez off the coast of Egypt.
Wintershall Dea has drilled an appraisal well, which led to a minor increase in the resource estimate for a gas/condensate discovery in the Norwegian Sea.
Santos has submitted an environment plan (EP) for drilling activities off the coast of Australia to boost hydrocarbon production.
Masirah Oil has hired a jack-up rig for a multi-well drilling program at a field in the Block 50 concession offshore Oman.
Diamond Offshore is looking forward to reaping the benefits of higher day rates once its rigs move to their new contracts that poured in during 2023.
Noble Corporation has won a new short-term assignment for one of its jack-up rigs, which will undertake drilling activities off Norway.
Stena Drilling has confirmed a short stay in a South African port for the newest drillship in its rig fleet.
Noble Corporation is anticipating a further boost to its contract backlog over the next two years.
Valaris has managed to boost its contract backlog by almost 60% compared to the sum from twelve months ago, thanks to the higher day rates and fleet utilization.
Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the Barents Sea.
Perenco has started drilling activities at an appraisal well offshore Gabon, using a jack-up rig owned by the Netherlands-headquartered Dixstone.
Transocean has secured a $3.2 billion boost in contract backlog during 2023, thanks to a series of new assignments for its rig fleet.
Aker BP has received consent to use one of Noble Corporation’s jack-up rigs for exploration activities in the North Sea off Norway.
Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator to use one of the semi-submersible rigs owned by Odfjell Drilling.
