Jack Up Rig News


Valaris Rig Checks In at Jadestone Energy’s Montara Field Off Australia

Mar 31, 2025

Jadestone Energy, an Asia-Pacific focused oil and gas company, has informed that Valaris’ Valaris 247 jack-up rig has arrived on location at the Montara field offshore Australia for an upcoming drilling operation.Valaris 247 will drill the Skua-11 well side-track at the field…

Bardex Corporation, Gabriel Engineering Partner Up for Floating Wind Moorings

Mar 28, 2025

Bardex Corporation and Gabriel Engineering Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on anchor, mooring, and precision-component technologies for floating offshore wind.The partnership will investigate development of a U…

Equinor Picks Team for Multi-Well P&A Ops Off Norway

Mar 28, 2025

Equinor has awarded a three-year contract for well plugging on its operated fields on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) to Island Drilling for its Island Innovator semi-submersible rig, and hired Archer and Baker Hughes to provide plugging services…

OMV Bites Dust at Horatio Well in North Sea

Mar 26, 2025

OMV and its partners have drilled a dry well on the Horatio prospect in the North Sea, using Transocean’s Transocean Norge semi-submersible rig.The well 35/6-6, dubbed Horatio, is located in production license 1109, operated by OMV with 30% working interest…

Prosafe Sells Laid Up Accommodation Rig for Recycling

Mar 25, 2025

Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe has signed an agreement to sell for recycling its Safe Scandinavia accommodation rig, which has been cold stacked for over six years.The 1984-built, anchor moored semi-submersible tender support and…

Prosafe’s Safe Caledonia Flotel to Mobilize for Ithaca’s Captain Field in June

Mar 24, 2025

Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe has published an operational update for February 2025, achieving fleet utilization of 57%.The company’s accommodation rigs Safe Notos, Safe Zephyrus and Safe Concordia operated at full capacity during the period…

All Clear for Equinor to Drill North Sea Exploration Well

Mar 24, 2025

Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil), the country’s offshore industry safety watchdog, has granted consent to Equinor for exploration drilling in an oil and gas block in the North Sea.The consent is for block 24/11, part of production license 169…

Floatel International Sells Laid Up Accommodation Rig

Mar 19, 2025

Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has finalized the sale of semi-submersible accommodation rig Floatel Reliance, which has been in lay-up since April 2016.The firm contract follows the previously announced agreement in…

GMS Nets Another Jack-Up Vessel Contract in Middle East

Mar 19, 2025

Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a provider of jack-up support vessels for the global energy industry, has secured a new contract for an additional vessel in the Middle East.The contract, awarded by a major regional client whose name was not disclosed…

Merger: Hendrik Veder Group (HVG) and Dutch Steel Fabricators (DSF)

Mar 17, 2025

After several years of collaboration, Hendrik Veder Group (HVG) and Dutch Steel Fabricators (DSF) are consolidating, creating a  “one-stop-shop” for lifting and rigging solutions. Two companies within the DSF Group—Gouda Constructie and Breda…

Aker BP Gets All Clear for Drilling Ops Off Norway

Mar 17, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for wellbore 6405/7-4 in production license 1005, which is operated by Aker BP with 40% working interest, Vår Energi with 40% stake…

Salunda Unveils Next-Gen Wireless Latch Monitoring Tool for Drilling Rigs

Mar 13, 2025

Salunda, a provider of digitized solutions for safety critical industries, has launched the Latch Hawk 2 fingerboard latch monitoring device to improve safety during pipe handling on offshore drilling rigs.Latch Hawk 2 provides a direct measurement…

Gulf Marine Services Nets Two Jack-Up Contracts Extension

Mar 13, 2025

Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a provider of jack-up support vessels for the global energy industry, has secured three-year contract extensions with a major National Oil Company (NOC) in the Middle East for two of its vessels.These extensions, secured at enhanced rates…

Norway Clears Equinor for Two-Well Drilling Operation in North Sea

Mar 11, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wildcat wells in the North Sea.The permit is for wells 34/6-8 S and 34/6-8 A in production license 554.Equinor is the operator of the license with 40% working interest…

BW Energy Makes ‘Substantial’ Oil Discovery Off Gabon

Mar 07, 2025

BW Energy has made a ‘substantial’ oil discovery with good reservoir quality on the Bourdon prospect in the Dussafu license, offshore Gabon. The well was drilled by Borr Drilling’s Norve jack-up rig to a total depth of 4,135 meters.Evaluation…

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