February 14th 2025
Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending February 14th 2025.
- SNS Essa confirmed for Angolan job
- Three more wells for Transocean Enabler with Equinor
- Equinor granted drilling permit for exploration well in PL532
- Trident XII to finish ONGC contract soon
- Vantage Drilling obtains marketing rights for Dorado
- Petrobras spuds new development well in Barracuda field
- Transocean firms up Deepwater Thalassa for Woodside’s Trio campaign
- Well-Safe Defender remains inshore Invergordon, Scotland
- Santos brings Halyard-2 infill well online
- Ventura, UMAS reach settlement on acquisition of semisub SSV Catarina
February 7th 2025
Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending February 7th 2025.
- Energy Embracer to remain contracted through 2Q 2025
- Well-Safe Protector secures additional time with Eni
- Noble Developer snaps up a new contract with Shell
- New well location for Deepsea Mira
- Shelf Drilling Winner moves to the Dan field, off Denmark
- Perro Negro 9 returned to owner
- Shell to drill new Kaikias well with Stena Evolution
- Transocean Norge spuds Horatio prospect in PL1109 offshore Norway
- Atlantic Zonda heading to location to begin maiden charter
- Three rigs being actively marketed have moved regions
January 31st 2025
Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending January 31st 2025.
- Saipem 10000 gets Egyptian extension
- Equinor extends Deepsea Atlantic
- Stena DrillMAX secures Suriname job with TotalEnergies
- Island Innovator en route to Norway
- Occidental to drill New Horn Mountain West well
- Hakuryu-14 drilling schedule update
- Transocean Equinox completes Shell Crux drilling programme
- Stena Don mobilising to the Pierce field, UK CNS
- Murphy planning two exploration wells in US Gulf in 2025
- Rosebank & Jackdaw developments found to be unlawful
January 17th 2025
Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending January 17th 2025.
- Saudi rig resumes work under previously suspended deal
- Borr Drilling receives temporary suspension for three Mexico jackups
- COSLInnovator spuds Evelyn well in UK CNS
- Petrobras spuds new well in Sul de Tupi
- Rumpetroll South probe disappoints Aker BP & partner
- Hakuryu-14 drilling schedule update
- Talos drills successful Katmai West appraisal well
- Chevron fails to encounter commercial hydrocarbons in Namibian prospect
- Var Energi makes an unprofitable gas discovery in the Barents Sea
- ExxonMobil encounters gas in Nefertari-1 well off Egypt
January 10th 2025
Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending January 10th 2025.
- Japan Methane Hydrate contracts Chikyu
- Suspended jackup to be redeployed off Nigeria
- Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 spuds new well in Atapu West
- COSLInnovator completes Guillemot NW well
- Noble Globetrotter I commences Murphy charter
- West Auriga commences Petrobras charter
- EOG Resources granted permission to drill Beehive prospect
- Noble Patriot under tight tow to Cormorant UMC in UK NNS
- Chevron Australia granted permission to drill Dino South-1 and Wheatstone Deep-1 wells
- Venting without consent costs CNOOC £125K
