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Valaris Adds $220M to Offshore Drilling Backlog

Oct 07, 2026

Valaris has added about $220 million to its contract backlog through new offshore drilling contracts and extensions since its previous fleet update in August, including work in Suriname, Australia and the North Sea.The offshore driller secured a two-well exploration contract with PETRONAS Suriname Exploration & Production for drillship VALARIS DS-18, following a previously announced Letter of Award…

Equinor Ups Snøhvit Future Cost Estimate to $2.8B, Timeline Unchanged

Oct 07, 2026

Equinor has raised the cost estimate for the Snøhvit Future project to $2.77 billion (NOK 26.5 billion) in 2026 value, citing greater-than-expected complexity and operational, weather and construction challenges, while keeping the project's timetable unchanged…

DEME Installs Final Monopile at Nordlicht I Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 01, 2026

DEME has installed the 68th and final monopile at Vattenfall's 980 MW Nordlicht I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, completing the project's monopile installation campaign.The milestone follows installation of the first monopile in July and the first transition piece in August…

Borr Drilling Lines Up New Work for Jack-Up Rig Trio

Oct 01, 2026

Borr Drilling has announced new commitments for three premium jack-up rigs, including a three-well award in West Africa, an exercised Shell option in Nigeria and an accommodation contract in the UK.The Norve rig has received a binding letter…

Arabian Drilling Inks $533M Deal for Four Jack-Up Drilling Rigs

Sep 29, 2026

Saudi Arabia’s drilling contractor Arabian Drilling has signed a four-year contract worth about $533 million (SAR 2 billion) with Khafji Joint Operations (KJO) to provide four high-specification offshore jack-up drilling rigs.The contract will support KJO's offshore drilling operations…

Borr Drilling Reshapes Mexico Operations, Extends Rig Backlog

Sep 16, 2026

Borr Drilling has agreed to sell its 51% stake in two Mexican joint ventures to its local partner, while retaining ownership of three jack-up rigs working for Pemex and continuing to participate in their underlying contracts through bareboat charters…

ADES Takes Over Saipem’s Saudi Jack-Up Business

Sep 15, 2026

Saipem has completed the sale of its Saudi Arabian shallow-water drilling business to ADES Saudi Limited Company, advancing its strategy to focus its offshore drilling portfolio on deepwater and harsh-environment operations.The transaction, first announced in June…

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…

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…

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…

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