{"id":15283,"date":"2022-12-31T17:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T17:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westwoodenergy.com\/?p=15283"},"modified":"2025-04-16T16:23:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T15:23:58","slug":"riglogix-offshore-rig-news-roundup-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westwoodenergy.com\/news\/video-podcasts\/riglogix-offshore-rig-news-roundup-2022","title":{"rendered":"RigLogix Offshore Rig News Roundup 2022"},"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; 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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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 16th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending December 16th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MDW semi Deepsea Mira exchanging the cold North Sea for warmer waters<\/li>\n<li>90-day option exercised by Cantium LLC on jackup Valaris 144<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Offshore secures 150-day contract with BP for UDW drillship Vela<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi COSLInnovator confirmed for work in the UK North Sea to commence Q1 2024<\/li>\n<li>Valaris confirms North Sea contracts for three of its heavy duty jackups<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Innovator secures one year firm with BP for P&amp;A operations in UK waters<\/li>\n<li>QatarGas keeping Gulf Drilling jackup Les-Hat for a further 60 days<\/li>\n<li>Contract finalised for UDW drillship Brava Star offshore Brazil<\/li>\n<li>HE semi Deepsea Bollsta commences Shell Namibia contract<\/li>\n<li>Equinor obtains drilling permit for Heisenberg prospect in PL827 S<\/li>\n<li>The NHC gives Pemex approval for a five-well exploration drilling campaign in Sureste Basin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/782559668\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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 9th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending December 9th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three-year extensions for two ARO Drilling jackups<\/li>\n<li>Eni commits to two Shelf Drilling jackups offshore Italy<\/li>\n<li>Transocean and Petrobras finalise contracts for two UDW drillships<\/li>\n<li>Norwegian Environment Agency received three applications pertaining to drilling offshore Norway<\/li>\n<li>Petronas Carigali detects hydrocarbons off Malaysia<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Noble Viking arrived at PTTEP\u2019s Kikeh field to start development drilling<\/li>\n<li>Jackup PV Drilling II getting ready to drill for PHE ONWJ<\/li>\n<li>West Hercules returns from Newfoundland to Norway<\/li>\n<li>Harsh-environment semi Deepsea Bollsta moving to first well location for Shell<\/li>\n<li>Saipem exercised its purchase option for UDW drillship Santorini<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/780673478\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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 2nd 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending December 2nd 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Equinor exercised priced options on Deepsea Atlantic<\/li>\n<li>Pemex exercised options on Gulf Driller jackups<\/li>\n<li>Talos Energy extends contract end date of UDW semi Sevan Louisiana<\/li>\n<li>Var Energi\u2019s updated well schedule sees West Phoenix operating longer<\/li>\n<li>Equnior received consent to drill Heisenberg prospect (35\/10-9) in PL827 S<\/li>\n<li>Discovery offshore Congo for Perenco<\/li>\n<li>Dry hole for APA Corp in Block 58 offshore Suriname<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Enterprise has kicked off operations for Renaissance Offshore<\/li>\n<li>Denmark\u2019s Danish Underground Consortium approves infill wells in the Halfdan field<\/li>\n<li>Santos loses court appeal for Barossa gas project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/778058329\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; 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gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;November 25th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending November 25th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jackup Shelf Drilling Tenacious extended by Cabinda Gulf offshore Angola<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Capella contracted for a four-well plus options contract<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 247 secures work with Perenco in Southern North Sea<\/li>\n<li>One more well for MDW semi Essar Wildcat for PT Pertamina Hulu Energi<\/li>\n<li>Odfjell Drilling posts positive Q3 2022 results<\/li>\n<li>TPAO kicks off exploration drilling in Turkish Black Sea<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Resilient spuds Shell\u2019s high-impact exploration well Pensacola<\/li>\n<li>Karoon Energy completes drilling of PAT-1 and PAT-2 wells offshore Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Noble jackup gearing up for Project Greensand<\/li>\n<li>Santos\u2019 Barossa gas project remains in limbo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/775744563\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; 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gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;November 18th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending November 18th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shelf Drilling jackup Harvey H Ward awarded a five-year firm plus options contract<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Aramco secures two more Saipem jackups<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Aramco exercises option on Saipem-managed jackup Sea Lion<\/li>\n<li>Saipem confirms two contracts for UDW drillship Saipem 12000<\/li>\n<li>Eni exercises option on jackup Natt<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling jackup Gunnlod awarded a contract offshore Southeast Asia<\/li>\n<li>UDW semi West Hercules confirmed for ExxonMobil Canada contract<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Resilient moved from The Netherlands to UK SNS to drill for Shell<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling jackup Saga offshore Brunei to commence four-year contract with BSP<\/li>\n<li>Neptune Energy advised the Calypso exploration well in the Norwegian Sea contains hydrocarbons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/773288261\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;November 11th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending November 11th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diamond Offshore finalises contract with Petrobras<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Offshore reports contract drilling revenue increase in Q3 2022<\/li>\n<li>Shelf Drilling reports net loss during Q3 2022<\/li>\n<li>Finder Energy to Farm-out Interest in three UK licences to Dana Petroleum<\/li>\n<li>Energean makes commercial gas discovery off Israel<\/li>\n<li>Two jackups due to head to the Middle East have been renamed<\/li>\n<li>Equinor and partners postpone FID on Wisting development<\/li>\n<li>Equinor\u2019s Newfoundland exploration well completed<\/li>\n<li>Saipem UDW semi Scarabeo 8 cleared to drill in PL867 and PL1141<\/li>\n<li>Saudi rig construction design contract awarded to Zentech<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/770708023\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;November 4th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending November 4th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contract award for jackup Valaris 123<\/li>\n<li>BP exercised 14-day option on jackup Valaris Norway<\/li>\n<li>INEOS awards North Sea contract to Noble Drilling<\/li>\n<li>TotalEnergies extends Noble Interceptor contract<\/li>\n<li>Azule Energy awards a 12-well contract offshore Angola to Seadrill<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 249 going slightly longer with OMV New Zealand<\/li>\n<li>PetroGulf Egypt allows six-month option to lapse<\/li>\n<li>Drilling operations commence at Neptune Energy\u2019s Calypso exploration well<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Tom Prosser drilling Spartan-2 well for Santos<\/li>\n<li>MODU relocations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/768529582\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;October 28th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending October 28th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Island Drilling inks contract with Dana Petroleum<\/li>\n<li>PV Drilling secures work for two jackups<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Aramco contracts three COSL jackups<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Al Jassra extended for 2\u00bd years<\/li>\n<li>ExxonMobil designates rig for Fangtooth SE-1 appraisal well<\/li>\n<li>UDW semi Deepsea Stavanger drilling in PL124<\/li>\n<li>NPD approves drilling permit for Neptune Energy\u2019s Calypso prospect<\/li>\n<li>The world\u2019s first 8th gen drillship commences maiden contract<\/li>\n<li>MODU relocations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/765804294\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;October 21st 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending October 21st 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pemex hands out three-year contracts for five jackups<\/li>\n<li>Petrobras extends Ocyan UDW drillship Norbe VIII<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Enterprise 351 runs longer with Cox Operating<\/li>\n<li>Neptune Energy obtains consent to drill Calypso prospect<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Stena Don leaves sheltered water location and commences next contract<\/li>\n<li>UDW semi SSV Catarina moves to Eni\u2019s East Sepinggan location<\/li>\n<li>Panoro Energy farms-in to Block S, Equatorial Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Petrogas taps into two North Sea assets<\/li>\n<li>MODU arrives at the relocation destination and two units commence relocations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/763373174\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;October 14th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending October 14th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ADNOC Offshore awards a $1.53 billion contract to ADNOC Drilling<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Shelf Drilling Victory scoops two-year contract<\/li>\n<li>ADNOC Offshore awards a contract worth $980 million<\/li>\n<li>Petrobras awards contracts for seven units offshore Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Two-well contract extension for MDW semi Deepsea Yantai<\/li>\n<li>Equinor exercises option on DW semi Transocean Spitsbergen<\/li>\n<li>Harbour Energy exercises a 100-day option for MDW semi Paul B Loyd Jr<\/li>\n<li>Transocean UDW semi Development Driller III awarded a one-well plus options contract<\/li>\n<li>Transocean UDW drillship Discoverer Inspiration to continue with Hess until March 2023<\/li>\n<li>Four rigs relocating this week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/760990051\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;September 23rd 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending September 23rd 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UDW drillship Stena IceMAX awarded a two-well campaign offshore Gabon by CNOOC<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Aras Driller contract extended by a further 90 days<\/li>\n<li>Neptune Energy awards 12-month P&amp;A campaign to jackup Well-Safe Protector<\/li>\n<li>Odfjell Drilling Secures two contracts for MDW semi Deepsea Yantai<\/li>\n<li>UDW semi Transocean Norge scoops 17-well contract for operators OMV &amp; Wintershall<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Maersk Resolve secures INEOS contract in the Danish sector<\/li>\n<li>TotalEnergies exercises one-well option for UDW drillship Maersk Valiant offshore Suriname<\/li>\n<li>Trillion Energy kicks off Turkish drilling with GSP\u2019s jackup Uranus<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Maersk Resilient remains a little longer with NAM offshore The Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Stena Don spuds Serenity appraisal well<\/li>\n<li>UDW HE semi West Hercules to re-spud Equinor\u2019s Sitka exploration well<\/li>\n<li>Four rigs relocating from current regions<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 123 inshore Dundee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/753886443\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;September 9th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Paul Ezekiel <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending September 9th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noble Drilling reports that the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has completed its review of Noble&#8217;s proposed merger with Maersk Drilling<\/li>\n<li>Shell has extended its contract with Maersk Drilling to secure ultra-deepwater drillship Maersk Voyager for additional work<\/li>\n<li>Eni has submitted an Environmental Plan with Australian energy regulator NOPSEMA to drill two additional wells plus perform a workover at its Blacktip field<\/li>\n<li>Sapura Energy&#8217;s tender-assist barge Sapura T-11 has arrived in the Gulf of Thailand. The rig is scheduled to commence its five-year contract with PTTEP on 15 September<\/li>\n<li>Mid-water semisub Shen Lan Tan Suo is scheduled to depart Keppel FELS in Singapore shortly for Myanmar<\/li>\n<li>The drilling campaign for Enquest Malaysia began Following the mobilization of Sapura Energy&#8217;s tender-assist semi Sapura Pelaut\u00a0 to the Seligi-C satellite platform<\/li>\n<li>Sapura Energy tender-assist rig Sapura T-9 commenced operations with ExxonMobil Malaysia (EMEPMI) around late August<\/li>\n<li>Jackup PV Drilling VI will complete its contract with VietsovPetro (VSP) during the coming week and be handed over to Premier Oil (Harbour Energy) around the middle of September<\/li>\n<li>Mubadala Petroleum has changed its name to Mubadala Energy<\/li>\n<li>The removal of the wreck of jackup Naga 7 began around the third week of August<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/748721111\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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style=&#8221;color-strip-reveal&#8221; color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; text=&#8221;August 26th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Teresa Wilkie <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending August 26th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deepsea Bollsta to work for Shell Namibia<\/li>\n<li>Deepsea Stavanger awarded 5-year deal with Aker BP<\/li>\n<li>Eni Vietnam searching for DP3 Floater<\/li>\n<li>Somoil Planning Angolan workover and exploration campaign<\/li>\n<li>Equinor tendering for three North Sea semis<\/li>\n<li>Noble Gerry De Souza Hits hydrocarbons at Baja-1 well<\/li>\n<li>Tungsten Explorer drills gas discovery offshore Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Maersk Drilling investigating recycling options for Maersk Explorer<\/li>\n<li>ADNOC Drilling completes purchase of SMS Faith and SMS Mariam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/744547873\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; 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style=&#8221;color-strip-reveal&#8221; color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; text=&#8221;July 29th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending July 29th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jackup WFD 250 contract extended<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Paul B Loyd Jr secures new contract in the North Sea<\/li>\n<li>MDW drillship Deep Venture (ex Valentin Shashin) contracted by Sacgasco<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Deepwater Mykonos secures a 435 day contract plus options<\/li>\n<li>Petrobras extends Ocyan UDW drillship Norbe VIII Contract<\/li>\n<li>Contract Extension for jackup Perro Negro 4<\/li>\n<li>Eni exercises one-year extension on UDW drillship Saipem 10000<\/li>\n<li>ONGC awards three-year contract to Shelf Drilling jackup C E Thornton<\/li>\n<li>UK CMA says sale of five jackups should clear the way for proposed Noble\/Maersk merger<\/li>\n<li>Serica Energy declines second take-over bid<\/li>\n<li>CNOOC purchases interest owned in Yacheng 13-1 field<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling jackup Prospector 5 stacking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/735401867\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; 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style=&#8221;color-strip-reveal&#8221; color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; text=&#8221;July 15th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Paul Ezekiel <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending July 15th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Borr Drilling has reported that they have received a binding letter of award from Mubadala Petroleum for its 350 ft jackup <em>Mist <\/em><\/li>\n<li>Saipem semis <em>Scarabeo 9<\/em> and <em>Scarabeo 5<\/em> will now continue operations offshore Angola with Eni into mid and early August, respectively<\/li>\n<li>Northern Offshore is reported to have signed a new contract with Eni for jackup<em> Energy Emerger<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Eni has issued a combined Expression of Interest for a floater to cover drilling campaigns in two different countries<\/li>\n<li>Beach Energy is reportedly close to making a decision on the jackup tender issued late 2021. The workscope is to drill the Yolla-7 infill which is at the Yolla-A platform<\/li>\n<li>Heavylift Vessel <em>GPO Grace<\/em> departed from in Subic Bay, Philippines on 08 July and is currently transporting the<em> Admarine 690<\/em> (ex-<em>Valaris 113<\/em>) and <em>Admarine 692<\/em> (ex-<em>Valaris 114<\/em>) to the Middle East<\/li>\n<li>UK Based Harbour Energy announced that it has completed drilling of the Timpan-1 exploration well, located 150km offshore Indonesia<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Offshore mid-water semi <em>Ocean Onyx<\/em> has completed the work for Beach Energy<\/li>\n<li>Vantage Drilling, are reactivating the ultra-deepwater drillship <em>Polaris<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Shelf Drilling has announced that one of it&#8217;s wholly owned subsidiaries has taken delivery of the jack up <em>Deep Driller 7<\/em> and it has been renamed <em>Shelf Drilling Victory<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/731288714\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;July 1st 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Terry Childs <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending July 1st 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whitefleet Drilling jackup WFD300 has been retired<\/li>\n<li>Stenna Forth has departed Spain for Canadian waters for ExxonMobil<\/li>\n<li>Aker BP gets consent for well intervention on Valhall Flank Nord field with Maersk Integrator<\/li>\n<li>Shell Drilling jackup Adrian-1 has it&#8217;s contract extended by one well<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Aramco has extended contracts for 3 jackups<\/li>\n<li>Shen Lan Ten Zhou has yet to leave the shipyard<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling has signed an LoA for the sale of three jackups<\/li>\n<li>Brunei Shell Petroleum in the final stages of selection for a second rig<\/li>\n<li>SEMCORP Marine has delivered the Deepwater Atlas drillship. Mobilisation to the GoM will begin soon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/726712207\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][nectar_animated_title heading_tag=&#8221;h6&#8243; style=&#8221;color-strip-reveal&#8221; color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; text=&#8221;June 3rd 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending June 3rd 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UDW drillship Valaris DS-11; contract termination<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Polaris; ONGC contract award offshore India<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Stena Don to be utilised at i3 Energy\u2019s Senerity appraisal well<\/li>\n<li>Jackup PV Drilling VI; VSP contract imminent<\/li>\n<li>Neptune Energy obtains permission for exploration drilling<\/li>\n<li>ConocoPhillips\u2019 Bounty prospect gains consent<\/li>\n<li>Aker BP makes a minor oil and gas discovery<\/li>\n<li>VAALCO reports successful drilling offshore Gabon<\/li>\n<li>Shell\u2019s Jackdaw development gets the green light<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Houston Colbert moving to Qatar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/717888888\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;July 1st 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Terry Childs <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending July 1st 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whitefleet Drilling jackup WFD300 has been retired<\/li>\n<li>Stenna Forth has departed Spain for Canadian waters for ExxonMobil<\/li>\n<li>Aker BP gets consent for well intervention on Valhall Flank Nord field with Maersk Integrator<\/li>\n<li>Shell Drilling jackup Adrian-1 has it&#8217;s contract extended by one well<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Aramco has extended contracts for 3 jackups<\/li>\n<li>Shen Lan Ten Zhou has yet to leave the shipyard<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling has signed an LoA for the sale of three jackups<\/li>\n<li>Brunei Shell Petroleum in the final stages of selection for a second rig<\/li>\n<li>SEMCORP Marine has delivered the Deepwater Atlas drillship. Mobilisation to the GoM will begin soon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/726712207\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][nectar_animated_title heading_tag=&#8221;h6&#8243; style=&#8221;color-strip-reveal&#8221; color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; text=&#8221;June 3rd 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending June 3rd 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UDW drillship Valaris DS-11; contract termination<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Polaris; ONGC contract award offshore India<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Stena Don to be utilised at i3 Energy\u2019s Senerity appraisal well<\/li>\n<li>Jackup PV Drilling VI; VSP contract imminent<\/li>\n<li>Neptune Energy obtains permission for exploration drilling<\/li>\n<li>ConocoPhillips\u2019 Bounty prospect gains consent<\/li>\n<li>Aker BP makes a minor oil and gas discovery<\/li>\n<li>VAALCO reports successful drilling offshore Gabon<\/li>\n<li>Shell\u2019s Jackdaw development gets the green light<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Houston Colbert moving to Qatar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/717888888\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;May 20th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Paul Ezekiel <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending May 20th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jackups contracted of committed for work now stands at 382<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling reports receiving a LoA for\u00a0<em>Saga<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Valaris has received a five-year contract for two jackups from Saudi Aramco<\/li>\n<li>Pharos Energy will drill two development wells in block 16-1 in the Te Giac Trang field offshore Vietnam<\/li>\n<li>Spirit Energy has issued a RfQ for a jackup at its York field in the UK North Sea<\/li>\n<li>Eni Australia has issued and EOI for a moored floater at the Kitan Oil field<\/li>\n<li>Woodside Australia&#8217;s shareholders have voted to approve a proposed merger with BHP<\/li>\n<li>Jackup\u00a0<em>Noble Regina Allen<\/em> is enroute to Gyuana for a one-well contract for Repsol<\/li>\n<li>Pemex has approval from Mexico&#8217;s CNH to drill the Popoca-1EXP well<\/li>\n<li>Transocean&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Deepwater Nautilus<\/em> has mobilized from Labuan to Mubadala Petroleum&#8217;s first location in BLock SK32 offshore Sarawak<\/li>\n<li>Turkish Petroleum&#8217;s new ultra-deepwater drillship\u00a0<em>Cobalt Explorer<\/em> has arrived in Turkey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/713191431\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;May 6th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Teresa Wilkie <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending May 6th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>90-day deal secured for UDW drillship Valaris DS-12 offshore Angola and the Congo with an undisclosed operator.<\/li>\n<li>Two new contracts confirmed for jackup Valaris 107 offshore Australia.<\/li>\n<li>Two new deals for UDW drillship Noble Globetrotter I offshore Mexico with CNOOC international and Petronas.<\/li>\n<li>TotalEnergies secured jackup Noble Sam Hartley to drill its HPHT Isabella well off the UK. Works starts around August, lasting 150 days plus options.<\/li>\n<li>Transocean confirmed extensions for UDW drillships Deepwater Skyros and Deepwater Invictus off Angola and the US Gulf of Mexico.<\/li>\n<li>Sale of MDW semi WilPhoenix confirmed to Well-Safe for P&amp;A activity. Rig to be renamed Well-Safe Defender.<\/li>\n<li>Eni spudded an appraisal well at the Baleine discovery offshore Ivory Coast using UDW drillship Saipem 12000.<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Offshore UDW drillship Ocean BlackHawk expected to finish contract with Occidental in US Gulf of Mexico soon, before moving to Senegal for a new deal with Woodside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/707845342\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;April 8th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending April 8th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shelf Drilling jackup Rig 141; six-month contract with PetroGulf in the Gulf of Suez<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling jackup Mist; 105-day contract extension offshore Thailand<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Maersk Voyager; one-year firm multi-country contract with Shell<\/li>\n<li>Seadrill UDW semi West Hercules; enroute to Newfoundland, Canada<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Island Innovator departs Norway and heads for UK waters<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Tom Prosser commences Apus-1 well<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Hans Deul returns to IOG\u2019s Southwark Field<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Valaris DS-12 completes operations offshore Angola<\/li>\n<li>Velesto jackup Naga 2 due to mobilise mid April for Petronas Carigali<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling jackup Norve; 5-yearly SPS scheduled for August\/September<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 67 retired from fleet<\/li>\n<li>Contract Novation for UDW drillship Valaris DS-11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/698578012\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; 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heading_tag=&#8221;h6&#8243; style=&#8221;color-strip-reveal&#8221; color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; text=&#8221;March 25th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Paul Ezekiel <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending March 25th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BP exercises option to keep Mad Dog<\/li>\n<li>Hibiscus issues a market survey for a jackup in East Malaysia<\/li>\n<li>BP announced that it has awarded Agung I and Agung II blocks<\/li>\n<li>Petronas has formailised PSC for five blocks offshore Malaysia<\/li>\n<li>OGA has rebranded as North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Offshore has been approved to relist on NYSE<\/li>\n<li>Deepwater Thalassa is heading to Colombia with Shell<\/li>\n<li>Valaris D-4 is on its way to Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Valaris DPS-1 should arrive in Damiper, Australia on March 28<\/li>\n<li>The Rencong-1X exploration well in Indonesia is expected to cost Repsol and Petronas about US$130 million<\/li>\n<li>Forum Ltd. are in the final stages of its selection process for a jackup for its two-well appraisal program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/693047695\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;February 25th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kathleen Gammick <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending February 25th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trillion Energy contracts GSP jackup Uranus<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 122; one-well option exercised by Shell<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 140; Saudi Aramco new three-year deal<\/li>\n<li>UDW DS Santorini arrives US GOM from South Korea to commence Eni 660-day contract<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Maersk Integrator approved by PSA for services on Hod B and Valhall Flank South<\/li>\n<li>Valaris 249 (ex Valaris Gorilla VII) commences OMV New Zealand drilling campaign<\/li>\n<li>DW semi Valaris MS-1 is ready and waiting to commence Western Gas\u2019 one well in June<\/li>\n<li>UDW DS West Carina undergoing reactivation, upgrades and SPS in Tenerife<\/li>\n<li>Velesto Energy jackup Naga 5 departure from Labuan delayed<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 37 is retired from the fleet<\/li>\n<li>Odfjell Drilling taking over management of HE jackup West Linus<\/li>\n<li>UDW DS Noble Globetrotter II due to return to work for Shell end February\/early March<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/683337063\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;February 11th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Paul Ezekiel <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending February 11th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stenna Drilling has confirmed execution of the contract with TotalEnergies for the provision and operation of mid-water semi Stena Spey<\/li>\n<li>ONE-Dyas exercised one of the two available options for the continued use of jackup Maersk Resolute<\/li>\n<li>Constellation Oil Services has been awarded a one-well contract from Enauta for ultra-deepwater semi Alpha Star for work offshore Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 107 has been moved to a stacking location offshore Dampier<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Tom Prosser arrived at the Pavo-1 well and has begun drilling operations<\/li>\n<li>Ultra-deepwater drillship Maersk Viking arrived in Labuan about a week ago from Singapore<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Energy Systems (ADES) has completed inspections on eight jackups for potential purchase<\/li>\n<li>Petrobras has exercised its preferential bidding rights for two pre-salt areas that would have been available in the third permanent offer initiative round in April<\/li>\n<li>Norwegian shipping tycoon John Fredriksen has begun the process to take full control of Northern Drilling<\/li>\n<li>Ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Asgard has arrived on location in Green Canyon Block 70 in the US Gulf of Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Deepwater semi Transocean Barents has departed the port of Olen and is now enroute to the Ormen Lange field<\/li>\n<li>Ultra-deepwater drillship Stena IceMAX is scheduled to depart Las Palmas for Israel<\/li>\n<li>Market speculation suggests that BHP will not drill two exploration wells in Blocks AE-0092 and AE-0093 offshore Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Ultra-deepwater drillship Valaris DS-10 has just arrived in Walvis Bay offshore Namibia<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 115 resumed operations for Mubadala Thailand last week after a brief stacking period of about two months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/677278195\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;February 4th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Alex Middleton <\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending February 4th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PTTEP has issued two invitations to tender<\/li>\n<li>Jadestone has filed an Environmental Plan to drill two wells from the Stag Field Central Platform<\/li>\n<li>Korea National Oil Corporation has issued a preliminary request for information on the availablity of floaters for their 2023 program<\/li>\n<li>Stena Drilling and Petrofac have executed a contract for the provision and operation of deepwater semi-submersible Stena Don<\/li>\n<li>Pemex plans to spud the Nuktah-1EXP exploration well in the AE-0164 area in early February<\/li>\n<li>Pertamina Hulu Energi North Sumatera is considering terminating the contract for the deepwater semi-submersible Essar Wildcat in Southeast Asia<\/li>\n<li>A rig swap in the US Gulf of Mexico will see Seadrill ultra-deepwater semi-submersible Sevan Louisiana undertake a contract previously awarded to ultra-deepwater drillship West Neptune<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/674371850\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;January 14th 2022&#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 Jaunary 14th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jackup WFD 250 scores an additional 90 days with Arena Offshore in the US GOM<\/li>\n<li>Constellation Oil Services MDW semi Olinda Star awarded 500 day contract with ONGC<\/li>\n<li>Seadrill UDW drillship West Saturn moves to ExxonMobil\u2019s Cutthroat-1 location offshore Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Petronas Carigali Discovers Gas at Hadrah-1 Wildcat Well in Block SK411<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Hans Deul moves off location temporarily due to seabed conditions<\/li>\n<li>Eco Atlantic O&amp;G signs MOU to acquire 100% of the Azinam Group<\/li>\n<li>UDW newbuild drillship Quenguela off Namibia undergoing sea trials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/666732862\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/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; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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;January 7th 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Paul Ezekiel<\/strong>, presents the roundup of some of the week&#8217;s key offshore rig news for week ending Jaunary 7th 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EnVen Energy has signed a deal with Transocean to us the ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer Inspiration for one firm well plus two options in the US Gulf of Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Valaris reports that ARO Drilling has been awarded contract extensions from Saudi Aramco<\/li>\n<li>Kosmos Energy has signed a deal to take ultra-deep water semi Valaris DPS-5 for a 105-day program in the US Gulf of Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Constellation Oil has been awarded a contract from Petrobras for ultra-deepwater semis Gold Star and Lone Star<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Offshore has updated its previously announced intention to explore strategic alternatives for the company<\/li>\n<li>Carnarvon Energy announced that drilling of the Buffalo-10 well, in the Timor Sea commenced on 31 December 2021<\/li>\n<li>Shipping magnate John Fredriksen has increased his ownership in Valaris to 6.2%<\/li>\n<li>ExxonMobil reports that it has made two 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