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Valaris Jack Up Wraps Up Well Job for BP Offshore Trinidad Early

Aug 04, 2026

Valaris has completed a two-well workover and completion campaign for BP offshore Trinidad, with its VALARIS 249 jack-up rig finishing the program nearly 17 days ahead of schedule.The company credited the performance of the VALARIS 249 crew for delivering the campaign safely…

Dominion Targets End-2027 Completion for Virginia Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 03, 2026

Dominion Energy has updated the construction schedule for its 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, with installation of the 176th and final wind turbine now expected by the end of 2027, while reporting the project was approximately 81% complete as of July 31…

Borr Drilling's Mexican JV Expands Fleet with Five Jack-Ups

Jul 29, 2026

BC Ventures, a 50/50 joint venture between Borr Drilling and its long-term well construction partner in Mexico, has completed the previously announced acquisition of five premium jack-up drilling rigs from Fontis Finance for $287 million, expanding…

Keppel Launches $2.9B Program to Monetize Legacy Offshore Drilling Rigs

Jul 28, 2026

Keppel has launched a program to monetize up to 10 legacy offshore drilling rigs through a newly established Keppel Offshore Fund (KOF), in a transaction valued at approximately $2.86 billion (S$3.7 billion) that will expand its funds under management and generate proceeds from non-core assets…

Baker Hughes Sees Lower Oil and Gas Spending in 2026

Jul 28, 2026

Baker Hughes said on Monday it expects annual global spending by oil and gas producers to decline modestly this year, with growth in Latin America, offshore Africa, and North America land offset by lower spending in Europe and the Middle East…

Chevron Enlists Velesto’s Jack-Up Rig for Drilling Job off Malaysia

Jul 22, 2026

Velesto Energy has secured a contract worth approximately $51 million from Hess Exploration and Production Malaysia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron, to provide integrated rig, drilling and completion services for the North Malay Basin Full Field Development Campaign…

INA Completes First Well in Adriatic Sea Drilling Campaign off Croatia

Jul 22, 2026

Croatian oil and gas company INA, part of MOL Group, has completed the Ana-4 DIR gas well in the northern Adriatic Sea, the first of five new wells planned under a $74 million (€65 million) drilling program aimed at expanding gas production offshore Croatia…

Velesto Frees Up Drilling Rig After Early Contract Termination off Indonesia

Jul 20, 2026

Malaysia-based offshore drilling contractor Velesto Energy has mutually agreed with PC Ketapang II, PC North Madura II and PETRONAS North Ketapang to terminate, without cause, a contract for the NAGA 8 jack-up drilling rig offshore Indonesia…

ADES Boosts Backlog with $230M Nigeria, North Sea Deals

Jul 20, 2026

Saudi Arabian oil and gas drilling contractor ADES Holding has secured two offshore drilling contracts in Nigeria and the U.K. North Sea, worth $229 million combined, strengthening its backlog and jack-up fleet utilization.The larger of the…

DEME to Install Foundations at Zeevonk Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 20, 2026

Belgium marine contractor DEME has secured a contract to transport and install foundations for the first phase of the Zeevonk offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.The project, jointly owned by Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners through its Energy Transition Fund I…

Gulf Marine Services Expands Brazil Presence with New Jack-Up Charter

Jul 16, 2026

Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has secured a four-year charter for one of its self-elevating accommodation units to support offshore operations in Brazil, strengthening its presence in the Latin American market.The contract, signed with an international offshore accommodation services provider…

Velesto Terminates NAGA 3 Jack-Up Rig Sale to Indonesian Firm

Jul 13, 2026

Malaysia-based offshore drilling contractor Velesto Energy has terminated the sale of its jack-up drilling rig NAGA 3 to Indonesia's PT Indonesia Drilling Energy after the transaction failed to complete within the agreed timeframe.The company said its subsidiary…

Baker Hughes Lands Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG Expansion Work

Jul 09, 2026

Baker Hughes has secured three awards for Cheniere's Sabine Pass LNG facility in Louisiana, covering liquefaction equipment for Train 7 and a boil-off gas re-liquefaction unit, as well as fleet-wide gas turbine technology upgrades.The contract…

Organized Lightning: Understanding the Evolution of Marine Electrical Systems

Jun 25, 2026

How well do we really understand the electrical systems powering today’s vessels? Many of us realize how important electricity is to our modern world but may be a bit shaky on the specifics. The Welsh comedian Tommy Cooper once joked, 'Electricity is a wonderful thing…

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