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Eni, NOC Find Gas in Offshore Libya Exploration Well

Apr 09, 2026

Libya's state-run National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Eni have made a new gas discovery in Area D, in the offshore area west of Libya.The discovery follows the successful drilling of the 1-16/4 exploratory well in Contract Area 4/16, operated by Eni North Africa…

Sunda, Finder Target Shared Rig for Timor-Leste Offshore Drilling

Apr 08, 2026

Sunda Energy has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Finder Energy to collaborate on securing a drilling rig for planned offshore campaigns in Timor-Leste.The agreement, signed between Sunda’s subsidiary SundaGas and Finder’s Timor-Leste unit…

PRIO Ramps Up Wahoo Output with Third Well Offshore Brazil

Apr 07, 2026

Brazilian oil and gas firm PRIO has brought a third producing well online at its Wahoo field offshore Brazil, as it advances plans to ramp up output to 40,000 barrels per day by the end of April.The company said production from the third well has stabilized at around 10…

Dolphin Drilling Nears Deal for North Sea Harsh-Environment Rig

Apr 07, 2026

Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen headquartered offshore drilling contractor, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for a potential new contract for its Paul B. Loyd Jr semi-submersible rig, which could keep the unit working through 2030…

Valaris Nets $447M Brazil Drillship Extension, Inks Suriname Collaboration Deal

Apr 06, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a multi-year contract extension with Petrobras offshore Brazil and entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Petronas and Halliburton for offshore development in Suriname.The company said the drillship VALARIS DS-4 was awarded a 1…

Seadrill’s West Polaris Drillship on Prolonged Stay with Petrobras off Brazil

Apr 06, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has secured a 1,095-day contract extension for the West Polaris drillship with Petrobras offshore Brazil, adding about $480 million to its backlog.The extension will see the ultra-deepwater drillship continue operations at the Búzios field in the Santos Basin…

Ventura Offshore Secures Brazil Rig Extensions Worth over $600M

Apr 06, 2026

Offshore drilling firm Ventura Offshore has secured contract extensions for two offshore units operating in Brazil, adding more than $600 million in backlog.The company said the SSV Victoria semi-submersible rig was awarded a 1,455-day extension of its current contract with Petrobras…

Oman’s Block 50 Offshore Drilling Ops Pushed to May

Apr 06, 2026

Rex International Holding, via its subsidiary Masirah Oil Limited, has announced that the drilling of three development wells at the Yumna field offshore Oman is now expected to begin in May 2026, later than previously planned.Masirah Oil, which operates Block 50 with a 100% interest…

Transocean Boosts Backlog with $1B Drilling Rig Contract Awards

Apr 06, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured new rig contracts and extensions worth about $1 billion in backlog, while also retiring $358 million in senior secured notes as part of its deleveraging strategy.The company was awarded a 1…

OMV Petrom’s Black Sea Well Fails to Find Significant Gas Volumes

Apr 02, 2026

OMV Petrom and its partners have completed drilling of the Krum-1 exploration well in the Han Asparuh Block offshore Bulgaria, but did not encounter significant gas volumes.The well, drilled to a depth of around 3,500 meters in the Black Sea…

Borr Drilling Secures New Drilling Rig Contracts Across Four Regions

Apr 02, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has secured new contract commitments and extensions for four of its premium jack-up rigs across Africa, the Americas, Europe and Southeast Asia.In West Africa, the Prospector 5 rig has received a binding…

PV Drilling Names New ‘Super Rig’ ahead of April Operations

Mar 31, 2026

Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Corporation (PV Drilling) has named and commissioned its multi-purpose jack-up rig PV DRILLING IX in Ho Chi Minh City, with operations expected to begin in April 2026.The rig, described by the company as a high-specification unit…

Oil Sales from California’s Santa Ynez Pipeline Begin

Mar 30, 2026

Sable Offshore said on Monday it has begun selling oil from its Santa Ynez Pipeline System offshore California to Chevron, after resuming crude transportation earlier this month.Shares were up more than 3% in premarket trading.The pipeline system…

Petrobras Finds Oil in Marlim Sul Field Offshore Brazil

Mar 26, 2026

Petrobras has identified the presence of oil in the pre-salt of the Campos Basin following drilling activities at the Marlim Sul Field offshore Brazil.The discovery was made at well 3-BRSA-1397-RJS, located about 113 km offshore in water depths of 1…

ExxonMobil, Halliburton Marks Automated Drilling Milestone off Guyana

Mar 26, 2026

Halliburton, in collaboration with ExxonMobil, Sekal, Noble, and the Wells Alliance Guyana team, has delivered a groundbreaking step forward in digital well construction to achieve the industry’s first fully automated geological well placement with complete rig automation in offshore Guyana…

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