Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending September 12th 2025.

• Vantage Drilling converts Platinum Explorer CLOA into a contract
• Talos preparing for Brutus campaign in 2026
• Shelf Drilling Fortress mobilised to Teal West in Block 21/24d, UK North Sea
• Stena Carron mobilises to ExxonMobil’s Ranger prospect
• Equinor receives drilling permit for Othello South prospect in PL124 B
• Stena Don moving inshore Norway
• Occidental spuds Bandit prospect in US Gulf
• Valaris 107 on KPA-3 well for Esso Australia
• Ocean Courage now Noble Courage
• PTTEP takes FID on Arthit gas field CCS

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending September 5th 2025.

• New LOI signed for Borgland Dolphin
• Aquamarine Driller bags 4-year extension off Qatar
• Well-Safe Guardian awarded 6-month deal in UK waters
• United granted Jamaican beach licence
• India preparing to launch first deepwater bid round
• Shell signs MoU to participate in Angolan Block 33
• Buchan partnership ready to move to FID once clarity gained from UK government
• 20 companies apply for acreage in latest Norwegian APA round
• Noble Globetrotter I mobilising to Malta
• Chevron to start Uruguay seismic in 4Q

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending August 15th 2025.

• Stena Don secures new contract for 2026
• ExxonMobil to keep Stena Carron working into late 2026
• Stena IceMAX picks up Egypt Assignment
• Eni exercises option on jackup Ran
• Noble Resilient Heading to Inch Cape Windfarm
• Sale of Tungsten Explorer to JV entity complete
• Hakuryu-11 completes SK Earthon drilling programme
• SPS on West Gemini dependent on new contract
• Murphy receives Cello drilling permit
• Santos extends due diligence deadline for ADNOC takeover bid

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending August 8th 2025.

• Noble Stanley Lafosse receives five-well extension in US Gulf
• Talos awards more work to drillship West Vela
• Noble Intrepid secures a two-well UK CCS contract
• Noble Resilient secures 92-day UK accommodation contract
• Well-Safe Defender wins multi-year UK contract
• Murphy awards P&A campaign to Sevan Louisiana
• Shelf Drilling books long-term jackup contract in the Dutch North Sea
• Short-term contract and extension for Shelf Drilling jackup duo
• Noble completes disposal of two drillships, classes two jackups and one drillship as held for sale
• Hydrocarbon discovery at BP’s Bumerangue prospect, offshore Brazil

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 25th 2025.

• Noble drillship contract awarded confirmed for Bulgarian Black Sea
• Saipem 10000 bags Petrobel extension
• 150-day contract extension for Valaris Norway in the UK North Sea
• Short contract extension from Shell for Valaris 122
• Valaris 110 bags 4-year extension with Qatar
• Harbour Energy suspends Valaris 120
• Anasuria Hibiscus and Valaris mutually agree to terminate jackup contract
• Paul B Loyd Jr gearing up to move inshore Olen, Norway
• Positive FID for development of Mina West, Mediterranean Sea
• Central European Petroleum confirms oil discovery off Poland

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 18th 2025.

• Murphy awards Côte d’Ivoire assignment to Deepwater Skyros
• Petrobras extends drillship Deepwater Mykonos
• Nigerian court allows Dolphin Drilling to pursue arbitration award against GHL
• Petrobras spuds new exploration well in Agua-Marin block
• Noble Developer on location for Petronas at Kiskadee prospect
• Valaris DS-9 starts moving back to Angola
• 12-month licence extension for PEL79, offshore Namibia
• COSLInnovator underway to Equinor’s Fram South prospect
• Valaris 92 arrives inshore Dundee
• EnQuest awarded a PSA for Block C off Brunei Darussalam

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 11th 2025.

• Jackup Key Manhattan receives 12-month extension
• Northern Ocean confirms $40 million deal for Deepsea Mira
• Arabian Drilling in extension discussions for suspended rig pair
• Perro Negro 12 early terminated by Saudi Aramco
• More US offshore lease sales planned under OBBB Act
• Eni takes step forward on new Ghana project
• ExxonMobil hits gas at new Cyprus well with Valaris DS-9
• Trinidad and Tobago extends 2025 deep water competitive bid round deadline
• Equinor finds gas in Skred prospect
• Hess exits Block 59 offshore Suriname

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 4th 2025.

• High Island V bags five-year extension with Saudi Aramco
• J T Angel’s ONGC deal firmed up
• Suspended jackup bags new 500-day deal
• Thor & Gunnlod awarded more work in Southeast Asia
• Velesto announces contract for Naga 5
• Jackup Odin finds new assignment off Mexico following temporary suspension
• Trident XII to be retired from active fleet
• Ocean BlackHornet to drill new Atlantis well for BP
• Positive FID for Johan Sverdrup Phase 3 field development
• TPAO in double drillship acquisition reports

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending June 20th 2025.

• Deepsea Mira to drill next Namibian well for Rhino
• Shell moves Deepwater Proteus to Nashville prospect
• Noble Discoverer on location at Petrobras’ Papayuela prospect
• Expansion of Northern Lights approved
• ANP cites record signing bonus in 5th cycle of the Permanent Concession Offer
• Al Jurf begins 15-year deal with ADNOC
• Beacon receives drilling permit for Zephyrus-2 well in US Gulf
• Tidal Action expected off Brazil mid-July
• Perro Negro 10 arrives off Mexico for rig swap
• ConocoPhillips’ Slagugle appraisal confirms oil discovery in the Norwegian North Sea

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending June 13th 2025.

• Ocean GreatWhite arrives at Feda, Norway
• Shell receives Sparta drilling permits
• Well-Safe Protector heading to UK Southern North Sea (UK SNS)
• Pharos granted two-year extension on Blocks 125 and 126
• Well-Safe Defender moored in the Cromarty Firth
• Halliburton scores 5-year contract with Repsol in the UK North Sea
• Deepsea Aberdeen returning to Breidablikk field
• Hakuryu-11 completes UWILD
• Hakuryu-16 reactivation update
• UK government allocating further funding support towards CCUS