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SLB, Formentera Aim to Activate Venezuela Drilling Rigs

Aug 20, 2026

Oil service provider SLB and private equity firm Formentera Partners are working to either reactivate oil rigs in Venezuela or import additional rigs into the country in the coming months, executives from both firms said on Wednesday during a conference in Houston…

Shearwater Boosts Seismic Processing with NVIDIA Superchip

Aug 17, 2026

Shearwater has announced a key milestone in the continuous development of its Reveal seismic processing and imaging software, with the platform now running on the Arm architecture using the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip.Early benchmarks…

Borr Drilling Q2 Hit by Rig Transitions, Refinancing Charge

Aug 12, 2026

Borr Drilling reported lower revenue and adjusted earnings for the second quarter of 2026 as rig transitions, higher operating costs and delays getting the Odin to work weighed on results.The jack-up drilling contractor reported Q2 operating revenue of $232…

Borr Drilling Reports Quarterly Loss

Aug 12, 2026

Borr Drilling Limited has announced its unaudited results for the three and six months ended June 30, highlighting a second quarter total operating revenues of $232.3 million, a decrease of $14.7 million or 6% compared to the first quarter of 2026…

ConocoPhillips Hires Noble Corporation’s Jack-Up for Ekofisk P&A Work

Aug 07, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a contract from ConocoPhillips Skandinavia for the ultra-harsh environment jack-up Noble Interceptor to support plug and abandonment (P&A) operations in the Greater Ekofisk Area offshore Norway…

ADNOC, SLB Deploy AI Platform to Manage Drilling Operations

Aug 04, 2026

ADNOC, in collaboration with SLB, has deployed its AI-enabled Real-Time Operations Center (RTOC) platform across its fleet of over 120 rigs, providing teams with a faster and more connected way to monitor, analyze and manage drilling operations across its onshore and offshore assets…

ADNOC, SLB Roll Out AI Platform Across More Than 120 Drilling Rigs

Aug 04, 2026

ADNOC, in collaboration with SLB, has deployed an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled Real-Time Operations Center (RTOC) platform across its fleet of more than 120 drilling rigs, aiming to improve drilling performance, reduce engineering effort…

Valaris Jack Up Wraps Up Well Job for BP Offshore Trinidad Early

Aug 04, 2026

Valaris has completed a two-well workover and completion campaign for BP offshore Trinidad, with its VALARIS 249 jack-up rig finishing the program nearly 17 days ahead of schedule.The company credited the performance of the VALARIS 249 crew for delivering the campaign safely…

Dominion Targets End-2027 Completion for Virginia Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 03, 2026

Dominion Energy has updated the construction schedule for its 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, with installation of the 176th and final wind turbine now expected by the end of 2027, while reporting the project was approximately 81% complete as of July 31…

Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Atlantic Rig Back in Service After BOP Incident

Aug 03, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has returned to service its Deepsea Atlantic rig semi-submersible rig following an equipment handling incident in April that left the unit off hire for 106 days.The company said the rig resumed operations…

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…

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