
One of the jack-up rigs owned by Valaris has started its drilling assignment with Petrofac in the UK sector of the North Sea.

Transocean has secured a long-term contract with an undisclosed operator for a ultra-deepwater drillship in the Gulf of Mexico.

Trillion Energy has discovered “abundant gas pay” in the sixth well in its multi-well drilling campaign on a natural gas field in the Black Sea off Türkiye.

Woodside has revised its cost estimate and timeline for the first oil from the first phase of Senegal’s first offshore oil development.

Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report indicates that the number of offshore rigs in the United States went down a notch last week.

Prominence Energy has been awarded two adjacent exploration blocks on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), which are located off Texas.

Odfjell Drilling has inked contracts for one of its semi-submersible rigs to carry out drilling activities in the North Sea.

Noble Corporation has secured a contract extension for one of its drillships with Shell for operations offshore Malaysia.

Wellesley Petroleum has made a significant gas and condensate discovery in a prospect located in the North Sea.

Velesto has secured work with an estimated combined contract value of $13 million for one of its jack-up rigs for drilling ops in Malaysia.

Baker Hughes’ international rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs experienced a downward trend in June 2023.

Westwood underscores that the harsh environment semi-sub market is all sold out, thanks to the offshore drilling market’s upcycle.

Noble has won a new contract with Petronas for one of its semi-submersible rigs, which is being hired for drilling activities off Suriname.

Valaris has secured four new drilling deals for its rig fleet in the Gulf of Mexico and Australia, which boost its backlog further.