Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending January 23rd 2026.

• West Carina scores short-term extension with Petrobras
• West Capella awarded new Malaysian contract
• West Elara scoops accommodation contract with Equinor
• Borr Drilling renames Noble Regina Allen
• Chevron mobilises Deepwater Asgard to Tahiti field
• Saipem 10000 commences deepwater drilling in Libya’s Gulf of Sirte
• Bluewhale-1 enters Myanmar waters
• Two more jackups return to work with Aramco
• Deepwater Thalassa finishes operations with Shell
• C-NLOER updates multiple licence statuses