Equinor has drilled an exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which turned out to be dry.
Diamond Offshore has confirmed the start of a new assignment for one of its semi-submersible rigs, which is working for Petrobras offshore Brazil.
Galp has confirmed a light oil discovery in a well in license PEL 83 offshore Namibia, located close to Shell’s Graff and TotalEnergies’ Venus discoveries.
Valaris has tucked $1.14 billion under its belt, thanks to multiple new contracts and extensions for its drillships and jack-up rigs in Brazil, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the UK North Sea, Trinidad, and Australia.
Noble Corporation has secured a new assignment for one of its harsh environment jack-up rigs with Wintershall Noordzee.
Dolphin Drilling is pondering over a proposed payment plan, which has been received from General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) for the work one of its semi-submersible rigs is undertaking in Nigeria.
Baker Hughes’ rig count report shows that no new rigs joined the working fleet in December 2023.
Noble Corporation has added more work to the backlog of one of its seventh-generation drillships in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Noble Corporation has worked out the details for a rig swap offshore Suriname with Petronas Suriname E&P, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s energy giant Petronas.
Valaris has tucked a long-term contract in Brazil under its belt for one of its drillships, which will carry out operations for Petrobras.
Galp is currently drilling a well in license PEL 83 offshore Namibia, located close to Shell’s Graff and TotalEnergies’ Venus discoveries.
Three rigs stand out as the highest-paid ones during the second half of 2023. Unsurprisingly, all three spots were taken by drillships.
Westwood Global Energy, an energy market research and consultancy firm, has outlined its top three predictions for 2024.
Arabian Drilling has provided an update on the upgrades to its new offshore rigs, which have been hired for drilling ops by Aramco.
