SLB has been selected by Vår Energi as its main integrated drilling services supplier for two offshore rigs on the Norwegian Continental Shelf under an initial four-year arrangement, with extension options that could extend the scope through 2034.The selection covers the Transocean Barents and Deepsea Bergen harsh-environment semi-submersible rigs, which will continuously drill exploration and development wells during the period…
Hokchi Energy, one of Mexico's largest private oil producers, plans to begin drilling two exploratory wells at the Woolis and Tojol prospects in shallow Gulf of Mexico waters, it said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that combined these had…
Cadeler has signed an exclusivity agreement with an undisclosed client for the installation of wind turbines and foundations at a large-scale offshore wind farm in the UK, with the campaign expected to begin around 2030.The planned foundation…
Odfjell Drilling has formally signed a three-year drilling contract with Vår Energi for its Deepsea Bergen semi-submersible rig, securing firm employment for the unit until early 2031.The agreement follows a letter of award announced on September 10…
ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC announced that Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Higher Procurement Committee (KPCHPC) has approved the award to ADNOC Drilling of two separate contracts for Rig 1 and Rig 2 under Tender No. RFP-2151011 for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)…
ADES Holding has secured three-year contracts from India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for two jack-up drilling rigs, with a combined firm contract value of approximately $117.2 million (SAR 439.6 million).The awards cover the standard jack-up rigs Key Singapore and Admarine 10…
Malaysia's Velesto Energy has secured a contract from Petronas Carigali for its NAGA 3 jack-up drilling rig, covering one firm well and an option for a second well.The contract was awarded through Velesto's wholly-owned subsidiary, Velesto Drilling…
Often overshadowed by the towering jackup and ultra-deepwater floating rig fleets that dominate offshore headlines, tender-assist rigs are enjoying a resurgence in Southeast Asia. While they represent a relatively small niche of the global offshore drilling market…
Dutch-based Jack-Up Barge, backed by the Van Es Group, has expanded its fleet with the three-legged accommodation and services jack-up unit JB 121, following a naming ceremony in Dalian, China.The ceremony took place on November 3 at Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore…
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured approximately $600 million in new contracts and extensions since its previous fleet status report in August 2026, increasing its total contracted backlog to around $4.8 billion.The latest awards cover drillships…
Offshore well decommissioning specialist Well-Safe Solutions has completed a plug and abandonment (P&A) campaign involving three subsea wells using its Well-Safe Defender semi-submersible rig, with operations carried out West of Shetland and in the northern North Sea…
Vår Energi and its partners have drilled a dry exploration well at the Jotun Deep prospect in the North Sea offshore Norway.Wildcat well 25/8-24 S was drilled in production license 1203, approximately 20 kilometers northwest of the Ringhorne installation and 190 kilometers west of Stavanger…
ADES Holding has secured a one-year contract extension for the Shelf Drilling Tenacious jack-up rig offshore Angola and a new drilling contract for the Shelf Drilling Perseverance in Indonesia, adding to its offshore drilling backlog across Africa and Southeast Asia…
Aker BP and its partner Equinor have drilled a dry appraisal well at the Freke oil and gas discovery in the North Sea offshore Norway, failing to prove additional hydrocarbon volumes.The appraisal well, 15/6-18 S, was drilled in production license 1139…
Dominion Energy's 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has reached approximately 85% overall completion, with 44 of its planned 176 wind turbines installed and work on the 45th underway.The latest milestone marks an increase from 81% overall completion reported at the end of July…