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Transocean’s Deepwater Atlas Drillship Gets BP’s Gulf of Mexico Job

Sep 11, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a contract from BP for its Deepwater Atlas drillship, which will be put to work at U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The 365-day contract, valued at $232 million, also provides for a 365-day option. The program is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2028, and there are no additional services provided under the contract.The Deepwater Atlas is the 8th generation ultra-deepwater drillship based on the Sembcorp Marine's Jurong Espadon 3T design…

Transocean Scoops $123M Drillship Deal in India

Sep 04, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a $123 million contract with Reliance Industries for Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 ultra-deepwater drillship.Transocean and Reliance Industries signed a binding letter of award for the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 for six wells offshore India…

BP Hires Transocean’s Ultra-Deepwater Drillship for Gulf of Mexico Ops

Aug 01, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a $531 million contract with BP for its ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Invictus.Under the 1,095-day contract, the Deepwater Invictus will be deployed in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The program is expected to being in the first quarter of 2025…

Valaris Nets $498M Drillship Contract with Equinor for Ops Offshore Brazil

Jul 22, 2024

Equinor Energy do Brasil, a subsidiary of Equinor, has awarded a multi-year contract to Valaris for its VALARIS DS-17 drillship, which will be deployed offshore Brazil on Raia project.The estimated total contract value is approximately $498 million…

Diamond Offshore Inks $89M Drillship Deal

Jul 19, 2024

U.S.-based offshore drilling company Diamond Offshore has signed a contract with BOE Exploration & Production for its Ocean BlackRhino drillship, set for work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The Ocean BlackRhino was awarded a contract with a minimum…

Diamond Offshore to Complete Upgrades on Its Drillships by Year-End

Jul 17, 2024

U.S.-based offshore drilling company Diamond Offshore has made progress on the installation of Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) equipment on its drillships, set for completion by the end of 2024.In early 2024, Diamond Offshore introduced MPD supervisors offshore to optimize operations…

Transocean’s Deepwater Asgard on Extended Stay in US Gulf of Mexico

Jun 26, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured another contract extension for its Deepwater Asgard drillship with Hess Corporation for work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The $188 million contract extension is for one full year, Transocean said…

Murphy Oil Extends Noble Drillship in the Gulf of Mexico

Jun 06, 2024

Murphy Oil Corporation has exercised its option for the drillship Noble Stanley Lafosse to drill five additional wells in the Gulf of Mexico.The extension is expected to span one year and has an estimated contract value of $177 million, according to Noble Corporation…

Diamond Offshore Nets $350M for Ocean BlackHawk Drillship Contract Extension

May 16, 2024

U.S.-based offshore drilling company Diamond Offshore has secured a contract extension with Anadarko Petroleum, a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental, for Ocean BlackHawk drillship in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The two-year contract extension…

Diamond Offshore Agrees Marketing Rights for Three Drillships

May 09, 2024

U.S.-based offshore drilling company Diamond Offshore has secured the marketing rights for three seventh generation drillships - West Dorado, West Draco and West Libra, which will be renamed Tidal Action.Diamond Offshore entered into an agreement with Eldorado Drilling…

Seadrill Nets Two Drillship Commitments

May 07, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill on Tuesday announced it has secured new contract awards for two of its drillships.The West Capella secured a one-well contract in South Korea, with an estimated duration of 40 days, valued at approximately $32 million…

LLOG Spuds Who Dat East Well in US Gulf of Mexico

May 03, 2024

Oil company LLOG has started drilling the Who Dat East exploration/appraisal well in U.S. Gulf of Mexico, using Noble Corporation’s Noble Valiant drillship.The drilling operations on the Who Dat East well started on April 27, 2024, according to Karoon Energy…

Valaris' Drilling Rig Contracts Backlog Grows to $4 Billion

May 02, 2024

Offshore drilling company Valaris has secured new contracts and extensions for its drilling rigs, increasing its contract backlog to approximately $4 billion.Since its latest fleet status report, issued on February 15, 2024, Valaris has secured…

Stena Forth Drillship Up for Morocco Job as Energean Assumes Operatorship of Two Licenses

Apr 11, 2024

Moroccan authorities have approved the partnership agreement Chariot signed with Energean regarding the interest and operatorship of Lixus and Rissana licences, as Stena Drilling’s Stena Forth drillship gets the job for new appraisal well.The partnership agreements between Chariot and Energean…

Diamond Offshore’s Drillship on Extended Stay with BP in Gulf of Mexico

Mar 04, 2024

U.S.-based offshore drilling company Diamond Offshore has secured a two-year contract extension with a subsidiary of BP in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for the Ocean BlackHornet drillship.The contract is starting in February 2025 in direct continuation of the rig's current contract…

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