Eni Muara Bakau, a subsidiary of Eni-Petronas joint venture Searah, has extended a drilling job for Ventura Offshore’s SSV Catarina semi-submersible rig, operating offshore Indonesia.Eni Muara Bakau has exercised an option for a fourth well and a tophole in Indonesia for the the SSV Catarina, adding about $25.1 million to the company's firm backlog.The additional work is expected to keep the rig utilized into the fourth quarter of 2026…
Premium jackup dayrates have improved from 2025 lows and are now holding within a higher range, but pricing remains uneven across fixtures and geographies. That is important, but dayrates are only the starting point. On their own, they say very…
Dolphin Drilling has secured a further extension for its deepwater-capable semi-submersible rig Blackford Dolphin with Oil India, keeping the rig on contract until at least August 28, 2026.The extension will allow completion of drilling, testing…
Sunda Energy has started evaluating options for the planned Chuditch-2 appraisal well offshore Timor-Leste following discussions with regulators and its joint venture partner, while separately advancing its acquisition of a New Zealand production business…
Faced with declining production post-2030, across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the Majors have started the process of reloading exploration hoppers. Targeting predominantly deep and ultra-deep waters, they have signed numerous agreements aimed…
ADNOC Drilling has delivered and received acceptance for AD-300, its first AI-enabled, fully automated walking island rig, nearly three months ahead of schedule.AD-300 is the first of six next-generation island rigs being deployed under a $1…
Asia-Pacific focused upstream company Jadestone Energy has drilled and brought online its first well in the 2026 Malaysia infill drilling campaign on the PM323 production sharing contract, which now delivers around 3,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd)…
Italian energy services company Saipem has signed a binding agreement to sell its shallow-water drilling business in Saudi Arabia to ADES Saudi Limited Company for $285 million, as it seeks to focus on deepwater and harsh-environment offshore drilling…
Valeura Energy has completed an eight-well drilling campaign at the Nong Yao field in the Gulf of Thailand, increasing production and successfully delivering its first multi-lateral development well.The campaign at the offshore field included…
Conrad Asia Energy, via its subsidiary West Natuna Exploration Limited (WNEL), has signed a binding contract with PT Pertamina Drilling Services Indonesia through the PDSI–ADES Consortium for the provision of a jack-up drilling rig to support development of the Mako gas field offshore Indonesia…
Masirah Oil has announced that the start date for a planned three-well development drilling program at the offshore Yumna field in Oman's Block 50 will be updated at a later date.The company did not provide a revised timeline for the campaign…
Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto Energy has secured a contract from Northern Gulf Petroleum (NGP) for the provision of jack-up drilling rig services offshore Thailand.The contract was awarded to Velesto's wholly owned subsidiary…
Vantage Drilling has entered into a merger agreement under which Norway-based Eldorado Drilling will acquire the offshore drilling contractor in a transaction valuing the company's equity at approximately $257.6 million.Under the agreement, Vantage shareholders will receive $19…
Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto Energy, through its subsidiary Velesto Drilling, has secured a contract from Hibiscus Oil & Gas Malaysia for a 2026 offshore drilling campaign in Malaysia.The company said the award marks its first…
Vietnam’s PV Drilling has signed a contract with Russia's Zarubezhneft EP Vietnam to provide jack-up drilling unit services for its 2026 development drilling campaign in Block 12/11 offshore Vietnam.Under the agreement, a jack-up rig will be…
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