Brazilian deepwater offshore drilling contractor Ventura Offshore has revealed a contract extension for its sixth-generation ultra-deepwater drillship off the coast of Brazil.
SundaGas Banda Unipessoal, a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK-based and AIM-listed Sunda Energy, has teamed up with Finder Timor-Leste, a subsidiary of Perth-based oil and gas exploration player Finder Energy, to obtain a rig for the two companies’ drilling programs off the coast of the Democratic
Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has secured a potential long-term assignment for one of its semi-submersible rigs.
Bermuda-incorporated offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured more drilling work for one of its drillships off the coast of Brazil with the country’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras.
Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras has prolonged a drilling assignment that an ultra-deepwater drillship is carrying out in the South American country.
A drilling campaign, which Jasmine Energy (JEL), a subsidiary of Singapore’s Rex International, is planning to embark on off the coast of Oman, has been moved to the second quarter of 2026.
Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has found more work for a harsh environment semi-submersible in Norway and two ultra-deepwater drillships off the coast of Brazil.
Brazilian deepwater offshore drilling contractor Ventura Offshore has won two contract extensions with the country’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras for a sixth-generation semi-submersible rig and a seventh-generation drillship it manages on behalf of Eldorado Drilling, an offshore drilling playe
Constellation Oil Services, a Brazilian drilling contractor, has augmented its contract backlog thanks to extensions of drilling assignments for three rigs with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras.
Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling player with its corporate base in Bermuda, has landed new drilling assignments for multiple premium jack-up rigs, spanning four continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
OMV Offshore Bulgaria, an affiliate of Southeastern Europe’s integrated energy player OMV Petrom, NewMed Energy Balkan, a subsidiary of Israel’s NewMed Energy, and Bulgarian Energy Holding EA have drilled a second exploration well in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria.
Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P player BW Energy has signed a sale and leaseback agreement with China’s Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL) for a jack‑up drilling rig. BW Energy will receive an $80 million cash consideration, strengthening financial flexibility while maintaining continued access to the Ja
Vietnam’s Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Corporation (PV Drilling) has held the naming ceremony for a multi-purpose jack-up rig it purchased from U.S.-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation in 2025. PV Drilling held a naming ceremony for PV DRILLING IX, which it describes
Norwegian authorities have given the all-clear for drilling activities Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP is planning to undertake in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), with a rig owned by Saipem, an Italian engineering, drilling, and construction services giant.
