Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending November 24th 2023.

• Three-year contract for ADES jackup Emerald Driller 
• PSA grants three drilling consents in the North Sea
• Galp Energia spuds Namibian Mopane-1X well
• Shell strikes at Mina West in Mediterranean Sea
• Equinor planning to drill an exploration well in the Barents Sea
• Jackup Vivekanand mobilised to Mumbai anchorage for contract preparations
• COSLInnovator likely to enter CCB shipyard in the new year
• COSLProspector reaches South Africa
• Northern Offshore jackup heading for Oman
• Tribunal awards in favour of Awilco