Jack Up Rig News


Borr Drilling's Mexican JV Expands Fleet with Five Jack-Ups

Jul 29, 2026

BC Ventures, a 50/50 joint venture between Borr Drilling and its long-term well construction partner in Mexico, has completed the previously announced acquisition of five premium jack-up drilling rigs from Fontis Finance for $287 million, expanding…

Keppel Launches $2.9B Program to Monetize Legacy Offshore Drilling Rigs

Jul 28, 2026

Keppel has launched a program to monetize up to 10 legacy offshore drilling rigs through a newly established Keppel Offshore Fund (KOF), in a transaction valued at approximately $2.86 billion (S$3.7 billion) that will expand its funds under management and generate proceeds from non-core assets…

Baker Hughes Sees Lower Oil and Gas Spending in 2026

Jul 28, 2026

Baker Hughes said on Monday it expects annual global spending by oil and gas producers to decline modestly this year, with growth in Latin America, offshore Africa, and North America land offset by lower spending in Europe and the Middle East…

Apollo Global to Invest $1.5b in Singapore Oil Rig Fund

Jul 27, 2026

Apollo Global Management will invest $1.5 billion in Singapore-based Keppel's new private fund that will hold six operational oil rigs, the two companies said on Monday.The deal will help Keppel monetise its non-core assets and unlock capital for re-investment…

Chevron Enlists Velesto’s Jack-Up Rig for Drilling Job off Malaysia

Jul 22, 2026

Velesto Energy has secured a contract worth approximately $51 million from Hess Exploration and Production Malaysia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron, to provide integrated rig, drilling and completion services for the North Malay Basin Full Field Development Campaign…

INA Completes First Well in Adriatic Sea Drilling Campaign off Croatia

Jul 22, 2026

Croatian oil and gas company INA, part of MOL Group, has completed the Ana-4 DIR gas well in the northern Adriatic Sea, the first of five new wells planned under a $74 million (€65 million) drilling program aimed at expanding gas production offshore Croatia…

Velesto Frees Up Drilling Rig After Early Contract Termination off Indonesia

Jul 20, 2026

Malaysia-based offshore drilling contractor Velesto Energy has mutually agreed with PC Ketapang II, PC North Madura II and PETRONAS North Ketapang to terminate, without cause, a contract for the NAGA 8 jack-up drilling rig offshore Indonesia…

Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Nordkapp Secures Another Year with Aker BP

Jul 20, 2026

Odfjell Drilling has received confirmation from Aker BP that the firm contract for the Deepsea Nordkapp semi-submersible rig has been extended by one year.The extension increases the rig's firm backlog through the end of 2028, after which Aker BP retains further extension options…

ADES Boosts Backlog with $230M Nigeria, North Sea Deals

Jul 20, 2026

Saudi Arabian oil and gas drilling contractor ADES Holding has secured two offshore drilling contracts in Nigeria and the U.K. North Sea, worth $229 million combined, strengthening its backlog and jack-up fleet utilization.The larger of the…

DEME to Install Foundations at Zeevonk Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 20, 2026

Belgium marine contractor DEME has secured a contract to transport and install foundations for the first phase of the Zeevonk offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.The project, jointly owned by Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners through its Energy Transition Fund I…

Gulf Marine Services Expands Brazil Presence with New Jack-Up Charter

Jul 16, 2026

Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has secured a four-year charter for one of its self-elevating accommodation units to support offshore operations in Brazil, strengthening its presence in the Latin American market.The contract, signed with an international offshore accommodation services provider…

Velesto Terminates NAGA 3 Jack-Up Rig Sale to Indonesian Firm

Jul 13, 2026

Malaysia-based offshore drilling contractor Velesto Energy has terminated the sale of its jack-up drilling rig NAGA 3 to Indonesia's PT Indonesia Drilling Energy after the transaction failed to complete within the agreed timeframe.The company said its subsidiary…

Vår Energi Secures Permits to Drill North Sea Wildcat Wells

Jul 13, 2026

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted drilling permits to Vår Energi for two wildcat wells in North Sea offshore Norway.The first permit is for wellbore 35/6-7 S in production license 929, operated by Vår Energi with 40% stake…

Arabian Drilling Set to Resume Ops with Three Offshore Rigs

Jul 13, 2026

Saudi Arabian drilling contractor Arabian Drilling has received approval to resume operations for three offshore drilling rigs that had been temporarily suspended earlier this year, with the units expected to return to work within weeks.The suspensions…

Baker Hughes Lands Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG Expansion Work

Jul 09, 2026

Baker Hughes has secured three awards for Cheniere's Sabine Pass LNG facility in Louisiana, covering liquefaction equipment for Train 7 and a boil-off gas re-liquefaction unit, as well as fleet-wide gas turbine technology upgrades.The contract…

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