Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending November 1st 2024.

• One-well contract for Valaris 247 off Australia
• Valaris 117 secures 300-day contract extension with Eni Mexico
• Six-month priced option exercised by ExxonMobil on Valaris DS-9
• Valaris 121 on Shearwater for additional two months
• Shell keeping Valaris 122 busy for longer
• Valaris 123 schedule update
• Valaris Stavanger schedule update
• Perro Negro 7 suspension to start next year
• FID expected next year at Abu Dhabi development
• New discovery for TotalEnergies in Danish waters

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending October 18th 2024.

• Aryabhatt-1 gets one-year extension
• Transocean bags $193 million ultra-deepwater drillship contract
• Deepsea Mira heading to Block 2913B
• Northern Ocean enters into LOI with Kinetic Pressure Control
• Ocean GreatWhite returning to Schiehallion North
• Woodside acquires exploration permit off Western Australia
• Var Energi applies to Norwegian Environment Agency for production drilling
• FIG agrees to extension of petroleum production licences
• MOL Group & TPAO execute Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
• CNOOC executes four concession contracts for exploration blocks off Brazil

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending October 11th 2024.

• Multi-year award firmed up for Shelf jackup
• Adriatic I bags two-year extension with Conoil
• Satti secures Dragon Oil contract
• Aras Driller to remain with Pakistan Petroleum through 1Q/2Q 2025
• Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority issues consents to Var Energi, Aker BP & Equinor
• Beach Energy conducts supplementary consultation for OGV project
• BP submits Ginger development plan
• Var Energi obtains permit for exploration drilling in the Barents
• Deepsea Nordkapp moves to new well location
• EG and Gabon argue disputed waters in ICJ