Drilling News


Ventura Expands Drillship Fleet, Lands $58M Petronas Deal

Sep 08, 2026

Ventura Offshore has entered into an agreement with Eldorado Drilling to provide marketing and operations management services for the seventh-generation ultra-deepwater drillship Deep Value Driller, while also securing a drilling contract with Petronas E&P Bobara in Indonesia…

Milei Vows Tougher Sanctions, Defense Push Over Falklands Oil Drilling

Sep 03, 2026

Argentine President Javier Milei said on Thursday he would tighten sanctions on companies involved in oil projects around the Falkland Islands, boost defense resources in the country's south and send Congress a bill aimed at strengthening Argentina's…

Shell Acquires Stake in BP's Conifer Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico

Sep 02, 2026

Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of British oil and gas major Shell SHEL.L, said on Wednesday it would acquire a 30% stake in the BP-operated Conifer exploration prospect in the Gulf of Mexico.Shell and BP are prioritizing long-term growth in their…

GHL Seeks to Settle Dolphin Drilling Dispute with Cash, Nigeria Rig Work

Aug 28, 2026

General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) has approached Dolphin Drilling with a non-binding proposal combining a potential deployment of the Blackford Dolphin rig in Nigeria with a cash settlement of a portion of an approximately $105 million arbitration award…

US Set to Streamline Environmental Reviews for Alaska Oil and Gas Drilling

Aug 27, 2026

The U.S. Interior Department is preparing to ease environmental review requirements for some oil and gas exploration activities in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve as part of the Trump administration's push to speed energy development in the Arctic…

US Court Rejects Challenge to Trump’s Offshore Drilling Expansion

Aug 25, 2026

An Alaska federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit by environmental groups challenging President Donald Trump’s move to allow offshore drilling along broad swaths of previously protected coastline.U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason found the lawsuit by groups…

Saudi Contractor Enters Oman with Four-Well Drilling Assignment

Aug 25, 2026

Saudi Arabian drilling contractor Arabian Drilling has signed a contract with Masirah Oil and Northern Offshore to drill two firm wells and two optional wells in Oman, marking the company's entry into a new Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) market…

Equinor, Aker BP, Vår Energi Team Up for Norway’s Next Oil and Gas Chapter

Aug 24, 2026

Equinor, Aker BP and Vår Energi have established a strategic exploration collaboration to pursue some of the largest remaining oil and gas opportunities on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).The aim is to increase the chances of major discoveries…

Equinor and Aker BP Make Gas Discovery in North Sea

Aug 24, 2026

Equinor and Aker BP have made a gas/condensate discovery in the North Sea, using COSL’s COSLInnovator semi-submersible drilling rig.The discovery was made in the ‘Linga’ prospect by drilling an exploration well 25/7-13 in production license 782 S…

Norway Stands Firm on Arctic Oil and Gas Drilling Despite EU Opposition

Aug 24, 2026

Norway will continue developing its oil and gas resources in the Barents Sea regardless of the European Union's support for a moratorium on Arctic hydrocarbon supplies, and no longer sees itself as Europe's 'green battery', Energy Minister Terje Aasland told Reuters…

TenneT Completes Drilling, Installation of Protective Conduits for Wind Farms

Aug 21, 2026

TenneT has completed the directional drilling under the beach and part of the seabed at Maasvlakte. Nine plastic protective conduits have now been laid in the boreholes, forming a protected passage for the electricity cables of the offshore wind farms…

Transocean Awarded $300 Million Contract for Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Aug 20, 2026

Transocean has announced a two-year binding Letter of Award for the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 drillship with ONGC in India.The campaign is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2027 and contribute approximately $300 million in contract value…

Dolphin Drilling Wins Blackford Dolphin Contract Extension

Aug 20, 2026

Dolphin Drilling’s deepwater capable semisubmersible rig, Blackford Dolphin, will continue its drilling contract for Oil India Limited.The contract has been extended up to October 15, 2026, to enable completion of drilling, testing, and abandonment work at locations East of India…

SLB, Formentera Aim to Activate Venezuela Drilling Rigs

Aug 20, 2026

Oil service provider SLB and private equity firm Formentera Partners are working to either reactivate oil rigs in Venezuela or import additional rigs into the country in the coming months, executives from both firms said on Wednesday during a conference in Houston…

Dolphin Celebrates Multi-Year Contract Awards

Aug 19, 2026

Dolphin Drilling announced its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2026, highlighting it as a significant step forward in Dolphin Drilling’s repositioning, with increased long-term contract coverage, continued strong safety…

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