
The U.S. stepped up its game last week and recorded an increase in the number of offshore rigs to 19, based on Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report.

U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron has made a new gas discovery in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, offshore Egypt.

An in-depth review of Valaris’ rigs, including details about new contracts and extensions along with other recent activities related to its fleet.

Aker BP has started drilling an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway, using one of Saipem’s semi-submersible rigs.

High-impact well numbers in 2023 are expected to be in line with 2020-2022, with 75-85 high-impact wells currently anticipated to complete this year, energy market research and consultancy firm Westwood reports, explaining that this is due to higher oil prices not having fed through into more explor

Aker BP has entered into drilling and wells alliance agreements with Noble, Odfjell and Halliburton for drilling activities on the NCS.

Shell has made a gas discovery in an exploration well in the North Sea, which was spudded using a Noble-owned rig.

Ocyan, a subsidiary of the Novonor group that provides solutions for the upstream offshore oil and gas industry in Brazil and abroad, and LZ Energia, developer of technological solutions to reduce its customers’ operations fuel consumption and air pollution, have appointed DNV, the global independen

Masirah Oil, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Rex International, has completed its drilling campaign off Oman with Shelf Drilling’s jack-up rig.

Dolphin Drilling has received a new Letter of Award (LOA) for a semi-submersible rig, which will prolong the rig’s assignment off Nigeria.

UAE-headquartered Shelf Drilling has won a contract extension for one of its jack-up rigs for operations off Egypt.

Transocean has kicked off a private offering of $500 mil of secured notes to cover in part the acquisition of its second, 8th-gen drillship.

UK-based oil and gas player Serica Energy has outlined the strategic rationale behind its proposed acquisition of Tailwind Energy Investments.

BW Energy has spudded the first well in its multi-well drilling campaign offshore Gabon with a Borr Drilling-owned jack-up rig.