Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 15th 2026.

• Dolphin Drilling converts LOI into firm contract for Paul B Loyd Jr
• PV Drilling secures contract for jackup with Zarubezhneft
• Main Pass IV awarded new deal offshore Nigeria with Belbop
• West Carina expected to finish with Petrobras in mid-June
• Oil India keeps Blackford Dolphin active for longer
• DNO seeks permission to drill Norma HPHT appraisal
• Valaris DS-10 moving to Nigeria ahead of next job
• Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 completes work with Petrobras
• PTTEP advances Bussabong gas project towards FID
• Oxy planning Horn Mountain waterflood project