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Valeura Makes Progress with Multi-Well Drilling Campaign in Gulf of Thailand

Jul 08, 2025

Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has advanced its multi-well drilling campaign offshore Thaild, using Borr Drilling’s Mist jack-up rig.During the second quarter of 2025, Valeura mobilized Borr Drilling’s Mist jack-up drilling rig to Block G11/48…

Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up Rig to Stay with Eni off Italy

Jul 08, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a one-year extension with Eni for its Key Manhattan jack-up rig.The total added contract value is approximately $29 million, and the rig is now committed until November 2026.According to Shelf Drilling…

Mammoet to Assist Heerema with TenneT’s 2GW Offshore Grid System Delivery

Jul 07, 2025

Mammoet has signed a contract with Heerema Marine Contractors to support topside floatover operations for TenneT 2 GW offshore grid project in the North Sea.Mammoet will help prepare two giant units for floatover operations by skidding the topsides from HTV to the newly-built Heerema H731 barge…

PTTEP Hires Energy Drilling’s Rig for Southeast Asia Offshore Job

Jul 07, 2025

SED Energy Holdings, through its wholly owned subsidiary Energy Drilling, has signed a five-year contract with PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) for an offshore drilling campaign using its tender-assist drilling rig…

Floatel Secures Longer Stay for Accommodation Rig off Australia

Jul 03, 2025

Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has secured another contract offshore Australia for its Floatel Tirumph accommodation rig.The assignment is for approximately 35 days with an option for the client to extend. The expected start date is in the fourth quarter of 2026…

One Shelf Drilling Rig Up for New Job in India, Other for Disposal

Jul 02, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a three-year contract for the J.T. Angel jack-up rig with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for operations in the Mumbai High, offshore India.The total added contract value is approximately $40 million…

Four Jack-Up Drilling Rig Deals Set to Bring In $129M for Borr Drilling

Jul 02, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has singed new contract commitments for four of its premium jack-up rigs, which are set for deployment in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Mexico.The new awards have a combined duration of approximately 1…

ADES' Jack-Up Barge Capsizes off Egypt Killing Four, Three Still Missing

Jul 02, 2025

A towing incident has occurred on Saudi oil and gas drilling contractor ADES Holding’s jack-up barge Admarine 12, which capsized offshore Eqypt, killing four people, while three remain missing.The incident occurred on Tuesday, July 1, while…

PTTEP Hires Velesto’s Jack-Up Rig for Drilling Campaign off Malaysia

Jul 01, 2025

Malaysia’s oil and gas services Velesto has secured a drilling contract for its NAGA 5 jack-up drilling rig by PTTEP HK Offshore and PTTEP Sarawak Oil, collectively referred as PTTEP, for its 2025 - 2026 drilling campaign in Malaysia.Under the contract…

Saudi Aramco to Keep Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up Busy for Five More Years

Jun 30, 2025

Offshore drilling firm Shelf Drilling has secured a five-year extension with Saudi oil and gas giant Aramco for its High Island V jack-up drilling rig.The extension is in direct continuation of the rig’s current contract with Aramco, extending the commitment until July 2030…

Salunda Installs Latch Hawk Monitoring System on Semi-Sub Rig

Jun 26, 2025

Salunda, a provider of digitized solutions for safety critical industries, has strengthened its presence in the Americas deepwater region with the deployment of its Latch Hawk monitoring system on a semi-submersible rig.Integrated with the drilling control system on the rig…

Transocean Encourage Rig Up for Norwegian Sea Drilling Job

Jun 26, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea, to be drilled with Transocean’s Transocean Encourage rig.The drilling permit is for the wellbore 6506/12-PB-3 H in production license 094…

Jotun FPSO Starts Production at Balder Field in North Sea

Jun 23, 2025

Vår Energi and Kistos Energy Norway have started production through Jotun floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit at the Balder field in the North Sea.The production from Jotun FPSO marks the extension the life of the first production license…

Equinor Gets Permit to Drill North Sea Wildcat Well

Jun 23, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for wildcat well in the North Sea.The drilling permit is for a wellbore 15/8-3 S in production licence 1137, operated by Equinor with 50% working interest, with partner Orlen Upstream Norway holding the remaining 50%…

Acteon’s Rocksteady Tension Tool Selected by InnovateUK

Jun 17, 2025

Acteon’s Rocksteady Tension Tool (RSTT) has been selected by InnovateUK iX, a UK program designed to fast-track knowledge transfer and accelerate innovation.  The RSTT is a reusable in-line winch and connection system designed to enable mid…

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Hanwha Ocean Enlists ABB for Singapore’s First Floating LNG Terminal

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