Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending March 7th 2025.

• Trident 16 secures and commences new three-month contract off Egypt
• New contract for Noble Regina Allen
• Shelf Drilling confirms termination of two jackups with Saudi Aramco
• VAALCO farms into Ivory Coast block
• Drilling operations ongoing at Petrogas’ Abbey gas field in the UK North Sea
• Alpha Star begins new contract with Petrobras
• Noble Viking completes well test at Megah-1
• Transocean Barents mobilising to Neptun Deep field
• Egypt launches new bid round
• DNO to acquire Sval Energi