{"id":15282,"date":"2021-12-31T17:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T17:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westwoodenergy.com\/?p=15282"},"modified":"2025-04-16T16:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T15:24:12","slug":"riglogix-offshore-rig-news-roundup-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westwoodenergy.com\/news\/video-podcasts\/riglogix-offshore-rig-news-roundup-2021","title":{"rendered":"RigLogix Offshore Rig News Roundup 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; 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border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][nectar_animated_title heading_tag=&#8221;h6&#8243; style=&#8221;color-strip-reveal&#8221; color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; text=&#8221;December 10th 2021&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Alex Middleton<\/strong>, presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending December 10th 2021.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OMV Norge and Maersk Drilling have entered a one-well firm contract for Maersk Intrepid in the Oswig prospect<\/li>\n<li>Petroserv has been awarded a contract to supply rigs 2 and 3 under Lot 2 of the operator&#8217;s late 2020 tender<\/li>\n<li>Shelf Drilling had its contract for jackup Rig 141 extended for another 60 days<\/li>\n<li>Trident Energy will return to Block G offshore Equatorial Guinea in 2022<\/li>\n<li>Semisub Shen Lan Tan Suo is now drilling the first well for Medco Energi<\/li>\n<li>Harbour Energy now expects start-up of its delayed Tolmount (UK) project in Q1 2022<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Tom Prosser has completed its last well in the Timor Sea for Santos<\/li>\n<li>UDW semi Valaris DPS-5 has completed a one-well contract for Eni<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling jackup Groa has departed the port of Limboh and is headed to Qatar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/656146393\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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text=&#8221;December 3rd 2021&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Terry Childs<\/strong>, presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending December 3rd 2021.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A consortium of ExxonMobil (60%) and Qatar Petroleum (40%) has been awarded the exploration rights to Block 5 offshore Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Off Indonesia, only four contractors or their representatives attended the pre-bid meeting held by Pertamina Hulu Kalimantan Timur (PHKT) held on 25 November<\/li>\n<li>Shell Australia has requested that bidders for its Shell Crux development drilling campaign extend the validity of their proposals until April 2022<\/li>\n<li>Seadrill says that it has now finalized contracts for two UDW drillships to work for Petrobras in the Buzios pre-salt field offshore Brazil<\/li>\n<li>It has now been confirmed Lundin Energy has exercised an optional well for the use of UDW semi Deepsea Stavanger (10,000\u2019) to drill a well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS)<\/li>\n<li>Transocean UDW drillship Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 (10,000&#8242;) has left its stack location at Johore, West Malaysia and is now headed to Brunei<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/654044126\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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text=&#8221;November 26th 2021&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Kath Gammack<\/strong>, presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending November 26th 2021.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Neptune Energy extends MDW semi Deepsea Yantai contract by three wells<\/li>\n<li>Evergreen contracts up for renewal; 39 COSL units working for CNOOC offshore China<\/li>\n<li>ONGC awards three-year contract to ADES jackup Admarine VIII<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Stena Don enroute to Morocco for Chariot Oil &amp; Gas<\/li>\n<li>Lukoil strikes oil in Block 12 offshore Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Maersk Highlander to stack when a favourable weather window allows<\/li>\n<li>UOG granted two-year extension licence extension by Jamaican government<\/li>\n<li>IOG Southwark drilling to commence 1st week of December \u2013 weather permitting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/651086273\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;Full Width Line&#8221; line_thickness=&#8221;4&#8243; divider_color=&#8221;accent-color&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; 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Next tender is still outstanding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/645202824\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;Full Width Line&#8221; line_thickness=&#8221;4&#8243; divider_color=&#8221;accent-color&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; 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column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][nectar_animated_title heading_tag=&#8221;h6&#8243; style=&#8221;color-strip-reveal&#8221; color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; text=&#8221;November 5th 2021&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Terry Childs<\/strong>, presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending November 5th 2021.<\/p>\n<p>You can also sign up to join the RigLogix team for the Offshore Rig Outlook webinar on 10th November.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westwoodenergy.com\/event\/offshore-rig-market-update-2021\"><strong>Click here to register.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pascoe International signs first ever production sharing contract<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling jackup Gunnlod on last well for PTTEP Sarawak<\/li>\n<li>Shell plans to drill up to four exploration wells in Block 42 offshore Suriname<\/li>\n<li>Wintershall Dea, Nova drilling kicks off for the second time<\/li>\n<li>Harbour Energy extends 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