{"id":16044,"date":"2023-12-15T13:28:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T13:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westwoodenergy.com\/?p=16044"},"modified":"2025-04-16T16:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T15:23:45","slug":"riglogix-offshore-rig-news-roundup-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westwoodenergy.com\/news\/video-podcasts\/riglogix-offshore-rig-news-roundup-2023","title":{"rendered":"RigLogix Offshore Rig News Roundup 2023"},"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; 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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 24th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending November 24th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three-year contract for ADES jackup Emerald Driller<\/li>\n<li>PSA grants three drilling consents in the North Sea<\/li>\n<li>Galp Energia spuds Namibian Mopane-1X well<\/li>\n<li>Shell strikes at Mina West in Mediterranean Sea<\/li>\n<li>Equinor planning to drill an exploration well in the Barents Sea<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Vivekanand mobilised to Mumbai anchorage for contract preparations<\/li>\n<li>COSLInnovator likely to enter CCB shipyard in the new year<\/li>\n<li>COSLProspector reaches South Africa<\/li>\n<li>Northern Offshore jackup heading for Oman<\/li>\n<li>Tribunal awards in favour of Awilco<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/889439822?h=e22d0e3615\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: 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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 17th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending November 17th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UDW drillship Ocean BlackRhino confirmed for Guinea Bissau drill<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Aramco exercised an option on COSL jackup COSLGift<\/li>\n<li>ADNOC Offshore exercised option on Foresight Drilling jackup Ayrabhatt-1<\/li>\n<li>BW Energy extends Borr Drilling jackup Norve<\/li>\n<li>Seven more wells on Equinor\u2019s Breidablikk field for Deepsea Aberdeen<\/li>\n<li>15-month extension for Borr Drilling jackup Skald with PTTEP Thailand<\/li>\n<li>Gunnlod grabs 120-day Malaysian deal<\/li>\n<li>Selective Marine Services jackup Oritsetimeyin contracted for 140-days with DutchFord E&amp;P<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Stena DrillMAX returns to Stabroek Block for ExxonMobil<\/li>\n<li>Approved drilling permit in place for Equinor\u2019s Harden Sor well<\/li>\n<li>Disappointment for Shell at PannaCotta, Mauritania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/886494194?h=e22d0e3615\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" 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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 10th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending November 10th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ocean Oilfield jackup confirmed for Pakistan Petroleum, offshore UAE<\/li>\n<li>Valaris secures newbuild jackup financing<\/li>\n<li>PSA grants three drilling consents<\/li>\n<li>NPD approved one drilling permit<\/li>\n<li>Two operators apply to Norwegian Environment Agency to drill in January 2024<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Well-Safe Guardian returns to work for Repsol in the Buchan field<\/li>\n<li>Offshore India, jackup Aban II returns to work for ONGC<\/li>\n<li>Four rigs on the move \u2013 one drillship, two semi\u2019s and one jackup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/884442627?h=e22d0e3615\" 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 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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 3rd 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending November 3rd 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ADNOC Drilling getting jackup Aras Driller in 2024<\/li>\n<li>Noble announced one new contract (Noble Resilient); extensions on two drillships (Noble Globetrotter I &amp; II) plus a jackup (Noble Reacher); and a slight schedule change on another drillship (Noble Gerry de Souza)<\/li>\n<li>A total of five new contracts for Valaris pertaining to jackups Valaris 123, Valaris 72 &amp; Valaris 249; UDW semi Valaris DPS-5; UDW drillship Valaris DS-15; plus extensions for a drillship (Valaris DS-9) and a jackup (Valaris 118)<\/li>\n<li>ONGC Letter of Award for Jagson jackup Sea Challenger offshore India<\/li>\n<li>Foresight Drilling in receipt of a Letter of Award for two jackups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/881987191?h=e22d0e3615\" 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 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style=&#8221;color-strip-reveal&#8221; color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; text=&#8221;October 27th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending October 27th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ocean Oilfield jackup confirmed for Pakistan Petroleum, offshore UAE<\/li>\n<li>Valaris secures newbuild jackup financing<\/li>\n<li>PSA grants three drilling consents<\/li>\n<li>NPD approved one drilling permit<\/li>\n<li>Two operators apply to Norwegian Environment Agency to drill in January 2024<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Well-Safe Guardian returns to work for Repsol in the Buchan field<\/li>\n<li>Offshore India, jackup Aban II returns to work for ONGCFour rigs on the move \u2013 one drillship, two semi\u2019s and one jackup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/879774822?h=e22d0e3615\" 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><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\" 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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 20th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending October 20th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oil India LoA for MDW semi Borgland Dolphin<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 extended by Reliance Industries offshore India<\/li>\n<li>Dana Petroleum discovers hydrocarbons in UK North Sea<\/li>\n<li>No success for Woodside Energy offshore Western Australia at Gemtree-1 well<\/li>\n<li>BW Energy hits pause button at the Ruche field, offshore Gabon<\/li>\n<li>Petronas keeping UDW drillship Noble Globetrotter I busy offshore Mexico a little longer<\/li>\n<li>Drilling at BP\u2019s Murlach field in UK CNS underway<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Intrepid arrives inshore Aberdeen\u2019s New South Harbour<\/li>\n<li>COSL takes delivery of newbuild jackup West Titan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/877462432?h=e22d0e3615\" 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><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 13th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending October 13th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>90 days more for White Fleet jackup<\/li>\n<li>Kosmos Energy logs oil discovery at Tiberius<\/li>\n<li>Schedule update for UDW semi Valaris DPS-5<\/li>\n<li>DW semi Ocean Apex heading to Broome for Inpex Australia<\/li>\n<li>Equinor gets Svalin drilling consent<\/li>\n<li>Perenco starts production in Gabon Hylia South West field and eyes more exploration drilling<\/li>\n<li>Palermo, Italy shipyard for Saipem\u2019s UDW semi Scarabeo 9<\/li>\n<li>BP acquires 4D seismic data at Clair Ridge field<\/li>\n<li>As one semi leaves the North Sea sector, another is on its way back<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/874820166?h=e22d0e3615\" 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><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 29th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending September 29th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shell Qatar jackup contract confirmed<\/li>\n<li>Rosebank oilfield development approved by Regulator and receives positive FID<\/li>\n<li>Utgard production drilling consent for Equinor<\/li>\n<li>Equinor given permission to move Cat J jackup Askepott<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 107 getting ready to drill for Beach Energy<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris Norway heading to NSNR\u2019s Devil Hole Horst prospect soon<\/li>\n<li>Consent granted for start-up of the Breidablikk field<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Deepsea Mira preparing for DST at Venus-1A<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Tungsten Explorer completes Nara well, moving to Mangetti-1X<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Noble Valiant schedule update<\/li>\n<li>ExxonMobil testing new section of Stabroek block<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/871019847?h=e22d0e3615\" 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\" 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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 22nd 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending September 22nd 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Energy Drilling awarded PTTEP contract<\/li>\n<li>CPOC phase 6 development drilling campaign goes to Energy Drilling<\/li>\n<li>Contract extensions for North Drilling jackups Sahar-I and Sahar-II offshore Iran<\/li>\n<li>Noble Regina Allen confirmed for TotalEnergies offshore Argentina<\/li>\n<li>TotalEnergies extends UDW drillship Tungsten Explorer<\/li>\n<li>PSA gives consent to Aker BP, Var Energi &amp; Equinor<\/li>\n<li>NPD approves drilling permit for Wintershall\u2019s exploration well 6406\/3-12 S<\/li>\n<li>Island Innovator completes Dana Petroleum campaign and leaves the region<\/li>\n<li>Jackup WFD 400 completes operations for Apache and moves on to drill for Arena Offshore<\/li>\n<li>Couple of discoveries made offshore Norway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/868322590?h=e22d0e3615\" 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; 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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 15th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending September 15th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IOOC extends Well Target jackups offshore Iran<\/li>\n<li>KCA Deutag bags $60 million Angolan extension<\/li>\n<li>Valaris DS-15 booked out to BP, Brazil<\/li>\n<li>BP Tanguuh exercises five priced well options on jackup Valaris 106<\/li>\n<li>Long-term deal for jackup Energy Emerger<\/li>\n<li>New three-year contract with CNOOC to keep MDW semi Kan Tan III<\/li>\n<li>Dolphin Drilling named for Oil India contract<\/li>\n<li>Transocean confirms contract for UDW newbuild drillship Deepwater Acquila and acquisition details<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling jackup Norve moved to Ruche field<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 122 commenced drilling at Shell\u2019s Jackdaw field<\/li>\n<li>Contract for MDW semi Stena Spey with Ithaca Energy coming to an end soon<\/li>\n<li>TotalEnergies\u2019 Venus-1X appraisal well results look \u201cpromising\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/865525653?h=e22d0e3615\" 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;September 8th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending September 8th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trident Energy exercises another option on MDW semi Island Innovator<\/li>\n<li>Schedule delay means COSL-managed jackup SinoOcean Harvest will work slightly longer than<\/li>\n<li>UDW semi Ocean GreatWhite completes BP\u2019s third well<\/li>\n<li>Saipem UDW semi Scarabeo 9 completes Azule Energy\u2019s Lumpembe-1 exploration well<\/li>\n<li>Japan Drilling MDW semi Hakuryu-5 will complete Pangkin-1 exploration well soon<\/li>\n<li>Aker BP obtains consent from PSA to drill Surtsey prospect (well 30\/12-3 S)<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling jackup Hild undergoing customs clearance off Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Cooper Energy\u2019s well abandonment campaign offshore Australia to commence Q4 2023<\/li>\n<li>Eni and partners intend to make new investments in Egypt worth $7.7 billion over the next four years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/863611246?h=e22d0e3615\" 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;September 1st 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending September 1st 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Equinor hires pair of COSL MDW semi\u2019s for three firm years<\/li>\n<li>DW semi COSLProspector snapped up by Var Energi for two firm years<\/li>\n<li>LOA for pair of Borr Drilling jackups<\/li>\n<li>Transocean drillship Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 India Award<\/li>\n<li>Petrobras finalises floater awards<\/li>\n<li>LLOG Exploration snaps up UDW drillship Noble Valiant<\/li>\n<li>Petrofac exercises optional well on MDW semi COSLInnovator<\/li>\n<li>No discovery for Shell at Cullinan-1X exploration well offshore Namibia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/860932783?h=e22d0e3615\" 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;August 25th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending August 25th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PSA Norway gives consent to Equinor to drill two North Sea exploration wells<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Offshore DW semi Ocean Apex now drilling offshore Australia for Woodside Energy<\/li>\n<li>Reactivated Borr Drilling jackup gearing up to commence work<\/li>\n<li>Neptune Energy commenced drilling operations at the Yakoot exploration well<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Well-Safe Protector completes P&amp;A campaign for Ithaca Energy at the Anglia field, UK SNS<\/li>\n<li>Shell to drill Mina West exploration well soon<\/li>\n<li>Second well at Neptune Energy\u2019s Seagull field completed<\/li>\n<li>NPD approves drilling permit for Neptune Energy\u2019s Ofelia well in PL929<\/li>\n<li>Cheiron Energy discovers oil the in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/859001537?h=e22d0e3615\" 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;August 18th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending August 18th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Equinor awards Bay du Nord drilling contract to SFL Corporation<\/li>\n<li>New two-year deal for Egyptian Drilling jackup Zoser in Gulf of Suez, Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Three-year extension for Arabian Drilling jackup Arabdrill 60<\/li>\n<li>TotalEnergies declared an option to extend UDW drillship Quenguela contract<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship West Gemini contract extended by TotalEnergies<\/li>\n<li>QatarGas declared five one-well options on Seadrill jackup West Tucana<\/li>\n<li>Repsol awarded a 32-well P&amp;A workscope to Archer<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling jackup Prospector 1 extended by Neptune Energy<\/li>\n<li>BW Energy declared the second one-well option on Borr Drilling jackup Norve<\/li>\n<li>Revised well schedule will see Seadrill UDW semi Sevan Louisiana finishing up early<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Polaris to become available mid-November<\/li>\n<li>Discoveries made offshore Norway, Brazil and India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/856705026?h=e22d0e3615\" 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; 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color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; text=&#8221;August 4th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending August 4th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Valaris confirms reactivation of drillship for West African campaign<\/li>\n<li>Eni extends contract on jackup Valaris 72; through to end of 2024<\/li>\n<li>2 binding LOA\u2019s for Borr Drilling; jackup Thor in Southeast Asia &amp; jack Gerd in the Middle East<\/li>\n<li>Shelf Drilling secures new contract for idle jackup Shelf Drilling Fortress in UK CNS<\/li>\n<li>Transocean secures a short workscope for UDW drillship Deepwater Invictus in GOM<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Intrepid secures 10-month contract for accommodation services<\/li>\n<li>Aker BP sublets jackup Noble Integrator for a one-well option to Harbour Energy offshore Norway<\/li>\n<li>Inpex extends UDW semi Noble Deliverer for nine months off Australia<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Transocean Endurance completes two well contract with OKEA<\/li>\n<li>Ocean Oilfield jackup Aras Driller kicks off UAE contract with Atlantis Holding Norway<\/li>\n<li>TotalEnergies\u2019 Krabdagu-3 appraisal well in Block 58 offshore Suriname is a success<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/852383881?h=e22d0e3615\" 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 28th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending July 28th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eni firms up more time on UDW drillship Saipem 10000<\/li>\n<li>Energy Drilling completes tender-assist purchase and adds a new contract<\/li>\n<li>ExxonMobil confirms use of Valaris 107 for P&amp;A activities<\/li>\n<li>UDW semi Noble Deliverer starts one-year option with Inpex, Australia<\/li>\n<li>Drilling operations halted at Aker BP\u2019s Rondeslottet prospect<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Tom Prosser enroute to Sarawak from Labuan to work for PTTEP<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Well-Safe Guardian remains in the Firth of Forth for a little longer<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Stena Carron undertaking five-yearly SPS in Trinidad &amp; Tobago<\/li>\n<li>Couple of discoveries; Hess, US Gulf of Mexico and Ithaca Energy, UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/850162869?h=e22d0e3615\" 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 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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 21st 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending July 21st 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UDW semi Deepsea Atlantic\u2019s contracts with Equinor now firmed up<\/li>\n<li>Long-term contract award for Transocean offshore Mexico for a 7th gen UDW drillship<\/li>\n<li>Equinor confirms Argentina well to be drilled by UDW drillship Valaris DS-17<\/li>\n<li>TotalEnergies exercises first of three one-well options on UDW semi Transocean Barents<\/li>\n<li>PHE OSES farming-in COSL-managed jackup SinoOcean Peace for four wells<\/li>\n<li>CNOOC begins new seven-well exploration drilling campaign offshore China<\/li>\n<li>GSP jackup Uranus completes sixth well for Trillion Energy<\/li>\n<li>Production has commenced from the third well at the Hibiscus\/Ruche production drilling campaign<\/li>\n<li>Exploration drilling offshore Norway \u2013 permission being sought by Wintershall Dea and Var Energi<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Deep Value Driller undergoing sea trials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/848304800?h=e22d0e3615\" 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 7th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending July 7th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Petronas Carigali exercised and added further options to MDW semi Hakuryu-5 contract<\/li>\n<li>Valaris secured work for a semi and two jackups<\/li>\n<li>Trident Energy exercised two options on MDW semi Island Innovator contract<\/li>\n<li>Additional work for MDW semi Transocean Encourage<\/li>\n<li>New two-well contract for UDW semi Noble Discoverer<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 121 mobilises to UK Southern North Sea for Petrofac\/Dana Petroleum<\/li>\n<li>Borr jackup PROSPECTOR 1 on the final well for Neptune Energy<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Transocean Endurance mobilised to Draugen area for OKEA<\/li>\n<li>ExxonMobil obtains approval to drill 35 new exploration wells in Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/843925642?h=e22d0e3615\" 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; 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color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; text=&#8221;June 30th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending June 30th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Option exercised by Abu Dhabi Oil Company on jackup Dhabi II<\/li>\n<li>UDW semi Scarabeo 9 Mediterranean contract confirmed<\/li>\n<li>Saipem jackup secured a 10-year extension<\/li>\n<li>Harbour Energy exercised an option on UDW drillship Capella<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Transocean Equinox confirmed for Australia multi-operator contract<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Shelf Drilling Perseverance to be released early as IOG cancels last firm well<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Deepsea Mira mobilised from Walvis Bay to start drilling for TotalEnergies<\/li>\n<li>Berling development approved by Norwegian authorities<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Well-Safe Protector running slightly longer with Ithaca Energy<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Ocean Patriot idle for around two months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/842159150?h=e22d0e3615\" 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;June 23rd 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending June 23rd 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dolphin Drilling buying two Transocean UK North Sea units<\/li>\n<li>Dolphin Drilling secures LOI for a three-year extension on Paul B Loyd Jr<\/li>\n<li>Multi-year contract awards for ADNOC Drilling<\/li>\n<li>KCA Deutag scoops North Sea Platform deals worth $70 million<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling jackup Mist contract extension worth $41 million<\/li>\n<li>UDW semi Alpha Star contracted by 3R Petroleum offshore Brazil<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Tungsten Explorer spuds Nara-1X exploration well offshore Namibia<\/li>\n<li>BP Ephesus-F94 well finishing early<\/li>\n<li>Eni &amp; Var to acquire Neptune Energy for $4.9 billion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/839663700?h=e22d0e3615\" 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; 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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;June 19th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending June 19th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tender assist rig Sapura Berani contracted by Vestigo Petroleum<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Enterprise 351 to drill one-well for Peregrine Oil &amp; Gas<\/li>\n<li>Pemex contracts MDW newbuild semi North Dragon<\/li>\n<li>Drilling operations commenced on HBA-27B well (Halfdan field)<\/li>\n<li>GSP jackup Uranus spudded 6th well for Trillion Energy<\/li>\n<li>Disappointment for Equinor &#8211; Litago probe (well 31\/2-24) dry<\/li>\n<li>Equinor receives two consents from Petroleum Safety Authority<\/li>\n<li>Borr jackup Norve completes 2nd well (DHIBM-4H) and moves on to drill 3rd well (DHIBM-5H)<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Transocean Endurance gearing up for OKEA two-well drilling campaign<\/li>\n<li>Oil discovery for TotalEnergies in OML 102 offshore Nigeria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/839061331?h=e22d0e3615\" 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; 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;June 12th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending June 12th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TotalEnergies exercises option on Shelf Drilling jackup Baltic<\/li>\n<li>Semi-tender assist Sapura Pelaut secures four to five month program with Petronas Carigali<\/li>\n<li>Neptune Energy granted permission to drill well 36\/5-7 S in PL636 using MDW semi Deepsea Yantai<\/li>\n<li>IOG Blythe H2 well on track to come onstream later this month<\/li>\n<li>Aker BP\u2019s Tyrving development gets green light<\/li>\n<li>ROC Oil confirms China oil find reserves<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Aban IV scheduled to complete current charter with ONGC later this month<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Island Innovator on contract to Petrofac\/Dana Petroleum<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 72 undertaking five-yearly SPS<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 107 on the move<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/835469753?h=e22d0e3615\" 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; 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;June 2nd 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending June 2nd 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jackup Hakuryu-11 committed to Q3 2024<\/li>\n<li>Not one but two contracts for MDW semi Deepsea Yantai<\/li>\n<li>Operator OKEA confirmed for recent MDW semi Transocean Endurance contract<\/li>\n<li>Velesto Drilling confirms new deal for jackup Naga 2<\/li>\n<li>NPD approves drilling permit to drill well 30\/11-15 in PL035<\/li>\n<li>Dry hole for Equinor at well 31\/2-23 S in PL923<\/li>\n<li>Change of scenery for HE semi Aquarius<\/li>\n<li>Noble Interceptor completes accommodation services in Danish North Sea<\/li>\n<li>Equinor\u2019s Bay Du Nord Project shelved for up to three years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/833977087\" 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; 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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 26th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending May 26th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Borr Drilling secures new Americas contract for jackup Ran<\/li>\n<li>Carigali-PTT Operating Co declares four-well option on Borr jackup Thor<\/li>\n<li>BW Energy declares option well on Borr jackup Norve<\/li>\n<li>LLOG adds three months to Seadrill UDW drillship West Neptune contract<\/li>\n<li>Three jackup extensions for GulfDrill<\/li>\n<li>Six-month extension for Odfjell Drilling UDW semi Deepsea Bollsta<\/li>\n<li>Var Energi keeping Seadrill UDW semi West Phoenix a little longer<\/li>\n<li>Contract start-up delay for Odfjell-managed MDW semi Deepsea Mira<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Valaris DS-17 enroute to Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Hakuryu-11 moving to Johore for SPS<\/li>\n<li>UDW semi Deepsea Atlantic in biofuel pilot project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/832179490\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: 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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 19th 2023&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Kath Gammack\u00a0<\/b>presents the roundup of some of the week\u2019s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending May 19th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two-year unconditional letter of award for Vantage Drilling jackup Soehanah<\/li>\n<li>Vantage Drilling jackup Topaz Driller receives new conditional letter of award for West Africa work<\/li>\n<li>Change of location for DrillCo UDW drillship ODN II<\/li>\n<li>Equinor applies to drill an exploration well in PL043 FS<\/li>\n<li>IOG Blythe H2 well control event successfully isolated<\/li>\n<li>PSA grants consent to Equinor to drill and plug an exploration well in PL312<\/li>\n<li>Transocean UDW drillship Discoverer Inspiration completes contract with Hess<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Noble Faye Kozack completes QuarterNorth Energy contract<\/li>\n<li>Transocean UDW drillship Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 departs Singapore shipyard<\/li>\n<li>Two discoveries plus one non-commercial discovery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/829064817\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; 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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 12th 2023&#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 May 12th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Velesto secures work for three of its jackups (Naga 3, Naga 4 and Naga 6)<\/li>\n<li>Shell extends DW semi Ocean Endeavor for two more wells<\/li>\n<li>BP declared the first of eight options on UDW semi Ocean GreatWhite<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Ocean Patriot picks up a two-well contract with Repsol<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Ocean BlackHawk confirmed for US GoM contract<\/li>\n<li>CNOOC awards a contract to MDW semi COSLProspector in South China Sea<\/li>\n<li>Transocean awarded another contract offshore Australia<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Noble Faye Kozack wins 2.5 year contract with Petrobras<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Noble Voyager to drill a well for Shell off Mauritania<\/li>\n<li>Eni to take over Indonesian Deepwater Development project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/826954868\" 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;\" 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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 5th 2023&#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 May 5th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New contract and option exercised on MDW semi Transocean Endurance<\/li>\n<li>Fifth optional well exercised on UDW semi Transocean Norge<\/li>\n<li>UDW semi Transocean Barents confirmed for Lebanon work<\/li>\n<li>New contract award for jackup Valaris Norway<\/li>\n<li>Harbour Energy extends jackup Valaris 92<\/li>\n<li>ExxonMobil adds backlog to four Noble drillships<\/li>\n<li>Two new contracts for jackup Noble Tom Prosser<\/li>\n<li>Two contracts for UDW drillship Noble Valiant<\/li>\n<li>UDW semi Noble Discoverer confirmed for Ecopetrol<\/li>\n<li>WFD 400 departs shipyard with a new contract<\/li>\n<li>Odfjell Drilling secures additional work from Equinor<\/li>\n<li>New UAE deal for jackup Aras Driller<\/li>\n<li>Petrobras bids revealed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/825393199\" 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;\" 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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 28th 2023&#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 April 28th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Idle Shelf Drilling jackup Adriatic secures a 90-day contract off Nigeria for an undisclosed operator<\/li>\n<li>New Norwegian contract for jackup Shelf Drilling Barsk<\/li>\n<li>Norwegian Petroleum Directorate approves two drilling permits<\/li>\n<li>Petroleum Safety Authority Norway grants Equinor consent to use UDW semi Deepsea Stavanger<\/li>\n<li>Beach Energy in receipt of New Zealand drilling permit<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Enterprise 264 to complete workover well in East Cameron Block 71 mid-May<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Admarine 682 commences five-year contract with Saudi Aramco<\/li>\n<li>DrillCo (ex Ocyan) UDW drillship ODN I completes 10-year contract with Petrobras<\/li>\n<li>D300 saturation dive system installed on MDW semi Well-Safe Guardian<\/li>\n<li>Oil discoveries offshore Guyana and Mexico<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/822965765\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span 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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;April 21st 2023&#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 April 21st 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IOOC extends Petrogohar Farasahel Kish (PGFK) jackup Paradise for two-years<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Santorini secures two-year contract extension with Eni<\/li>\n<li>Operational challenges at IOG\u2019s Blythe H2 well could delay the drilling schedule by up to four weeks<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Shelf Drilling Scepter arrives in port of Luba, Equatorial Guinea before heading to Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Stena DrillMAX heading to 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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 14th 2023&#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 April 14th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Borr Drilling jackup Hild secures Latin America contract<\/li>\n<li>UDW newbuild drillship Stena Evolution confirmed for Shell US Gulf of Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Cantium LLC exercises one-year option on jackup Enterprise 205<\/li>\n<li>QatarGas finalises contract extensions with Northern Offshore for three of its jackups<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Kan Tan VIII commences long-term contract with CNOOC<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 115 commences four-year contract with BSP<\/li>\n<li>Oil discovery for Aker BP in PL919<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Well-Safe Defender commences maiden contract with Spirit Energy<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Noble Valiant to complete appraisal well offshore Suriname mid-May<\/li>\n<li>Wintershall Dea obtains three consents to use UDW semi Transocean Norge<\/li>\n<li>Rigs on the move<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/818664653\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; 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heading_tag=&#8221;h6&#8243; style=&#8221;color-strip-reveal&#8221; color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; text=&#8221;April 7th 2023&#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 April 7th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First E&amp;P exercised one-well option on jackup Shelf Drilling Mentor<\/li>\n<li>DW semi Ocean Apex enroute to Singapore<\/li>\n<li>UDW semi SSV Catarina moving to Batam, Indonesia<\/li>\n<li>Transocean newbuild UDW drillship Deepwater Titan nears Namibia enroute to US GoM<\/li>\n<li>Odfjell-managed MDW semi Deepsea Mira heading to West Africa<\/li>\n<li>HLV Blue Marlin taking jackup Valaris 249 to Trinidad<\/li>\n<li>BW Energy completes DHIBM-3H well offshore Gabon using Borr Drilling jackup Norve<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Hakuryu-11 operating for Medco Energi offshore Thailand<\/li>\n<li>NPD grants two drilling permits \u2013 Equinor Litago prospect; and Aker BP Rondeslottet prospect<\/li>\n<li>DNO Norge gains approval from PSA to drill Norma HPHT well<\/li>\n<li>Seadrill completed all-stock acquisition of Aquadrill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/816504372\" 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; 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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;March 31st 2023&#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 March 31st 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transocean adds $382 million in firm contract backlog from Equinor for two Cat D semi\u2019s<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Transocean Endurance leaving North Sea<\/li>\n<li>One 60-day well option exercised by Wintershall DEA on UDW semi Transocean Norge<\/li>\n<li>Equinor exercised an option on MDW semi COSLPromoter<\/li>\n<li>Energy Drilling tender assist EDrill-2 commences two-year contract<\/li>\n<li>Equinor obtained consent for production drilling on Asgard (PL094)<\/li>\n<li>Equinor received consent for exploration drilling in Block 31\/2 (P923)<\/li>\n<li>Norwegian Environment Agency in receipt of an application to drill a pilot well at Dvalin Nord<\/li>\n<li>GSP jackup Uranus completes drilling at Guluc-2 well in Turkish Black Sea<\/li>\n<li>BlueNord (ex Noreco) shares DUC\u2019s long-term plan in the Danish North Sea<\/li>\n<li>Atlantic Drilling jackup Atlantic 7 up for sale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/814541037\" 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 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style=&#8221;color-strip-reveal&#8221; color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; text=&#8221;March 24th 2023&#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 March 24th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nigeria; jackup Shelf Drilling Baltic remaining option declared by TotalEnergies plus two more added<\/li>\n<li>Arena Offshore exercised 60-day option on jackup Enterprise 351 plus added a further 30-day option<\/li>\n<li>Egyptian Drilling jackup El Qahar I; four well extension by Energean Oil &amp; Gas offshore Egypt (Abu Qir)<\/li>\n<li>Namibia; Vantage Drilling UDW drillship Tungsten Explorer received an extension with TotalEnergies<\/li>\n<li>Eni made an oil discovery offshore Mexico; UDW semi Valaris DPS-5<\/li>\n<li>Equinor drilled a dry well; Angulata Brent (well 34\/6-6); UDW semi Transocean Spitsbergen<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 247 exited shipyard and mobilised to Southern North Sea for Perenco<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 123 moved from The Netherlands to UK waters to drill ONE-Dyas Crosgan well<\/li>\n<li>DW semi Blackford Dolphin commenced GHL 12-month contract offshore Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Velesto Energy jackup Naga 2 operational until around end of April<\/li>\n<li>Couple of acquisitions completed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/812340359\" 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\" 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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;March 17th 2023&#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 March 17th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Murphy Oil exercised two existing priced options on UDW drillship Noble Stanley Lafosse<\/li>\n<li>QatarNorth exercised the final option on UDW drillship Noble Faye Kozack<\/li>\n<li>Saipem confirmed UDW drillship Deep Value Driller Contract with Eni, Ivory Coast<\/li>\n<li>Operational delays for jackup Enterprise 264 in Main Pass Block 74<\/li>\n<li>BP discovers hydrocarbons at Puma West Appraisal<\/li>\n<li>Imminent completion of Petronas Carigali contract for jackup COSLPower<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 122 moved to Shearwater field<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Shelf Drilling Perseverance moved from Southwark field<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Resilient moved to Breagh Alpha field<\/li>\n<li>Dry well for Aker BP in PL1141<\/li>\n<li>Var Energi places size of Countach discovery at 3-13 million bbls in tested segment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/810075728\" 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: 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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;March 3rd 2023&#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 March 3rd 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Murphy Oil exercised two existing priced options on UDW drillship Noble Stanley Lafosse<\/li>\n<li>QatarNorth exercised the final option on UDW drillship Noble Faye Kozack<\/li>\n<li>Saipem confirmed UDW drillship Deep Value Driller Contract with Eni, Ivory Coast<\/li>\n<li>Operational delays for jackup Enterprise 264 in Main Pass Block 74<\/li>\n<li>BP discovers hydrocarbons at Puma West Appraisal<\/li>\n<li>Imminent completion of Petronas Carigali contract for jackup COSLPower<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Valaris 122 moved to Shearwater field<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Shelf Drilling Perseverance moved from Southwark field<\/li>\n<li>Jackup Noble Resilient moved to Breagh Alpha field<\/li>\n<li>Dry well for Aker BP in PL1141<\/li>\n<li>Var Energi places size of Countach discovery at 3-13 million bbls in tested segment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/805470332\" 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><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;February 24th 2023&#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 February 24th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Valaris adds backlog to four jackups and one drillship; and preservation stacks one jackup<\/li>\n<li>Saipem confirms bareboat charter (BBC) of 7th gen UDW drillship Deep Value Driller<\/li>\n<li>Woodside planning Pluto development well<\/li>\n<li>Neptune Energy planning to drill an exploration well in the North Sea<\/li>\n<li>Aker BP granted a drilling permit for its Ost Frigg Beta prospect<\/li>\n<li>Wellesley approved to drill its Carmen prospect<\/li>\n<li>Transocean UDW semi Development Driller III spud TotalEnergies\u2019 Krabdagu-3 appraisal well<\/li>\n<li>UK fiscal headwinds causing headaches for drilling contractors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/805057994\" 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><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;February 10th 2023&#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 February 10th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BP extends contract for UDW drillship Stena IceMAX to operate in the US Gulf of Mexico for two years<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillships Stena Carron and Stena DrillMAX each land a one-year extension with ExxonMobil<\/li>\n<li>Petrobras chooses UDW drillship Valaris DS-8<\/li>\n<li>Shelf Drilling secures one-year contract with GEMPETCO for jackup Rig 141<\/li>\n<li>Six discoveries \u2013 four in UK waters, one offshore Suriname, and one offshore Turkey<\/li>\n<li>Petroleum Safety Authority Norway grants three consents; two to Aker BP and one to Wellesley<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling jackup Gunnlod now drilling Sirung-2 well in Block SK405B for PTTEP Sarawak<\/li>\n<li>Velesto jackup Naga 3 enroute to Labuan, East Malaysia<\/li>\n<li>Carbon footprint reduction; Stepwise and Diamond Offshore team up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/798705895\" 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><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;February 3rd 2023&#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 February 3rd 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transocean bags 910-day contract for stacked UDW drillship Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2<\/li>\n<li>Shelf Drilling confirms short extension for jackup Baltic with TotalEnergies, Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>MDW semi Stena Spey lands a one-well contract with Ithaca Energy<\/li>\n<li>Japan Drilling secures new deal for jackup Hakuryu-11 with Medco Energi<\/li>\n<li>Options on two Shelf Drilling jackups not exercised<\/li>\n<li>Neptune Energy boosting UK energy security<\/li>\n<li>Odfjell-managed MDW semi Deepsea Yantai commenced its first new contract of 2023<\/li>\n<li>ExxonMobil names more Guyana exploration wells<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Fatih drilling Amasra-2 exploration well in Turkish Black Sea<\/li>\n<li>Shelf Drilling jackup Ron Tappmeyer commenced ONGC three-year contract<\/li>\n<li>DW semi Blackford Dolphin completes five-year SPS workscope<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/796575193\" 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><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;January 27th 2023&#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 January 27th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noble secured work for three drillships in the Gulf of Mexico<\/li>\n<li>UDW drillship Noble Gerry De Souza confirmed for minimum nine-months offshore Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Ocyan secured long-term deal with PRIO owner\/operator of DW semi Capricorn<\/li>\n<li>EOG Resources exercised early termination rights on jackup Noble Regina Allen<\/li>\n<li>ExxonMobil made another significant oil discovery offshore Guyana<\/li>\n<li>Spud occurred at CGX Energy\u2019s Wei-1 exploration well using UDW semi Noble Discoverer<\/li>\n<li>Caspian Drilling MDW semi Heydar Aliyev spudded BP\u2019s SDX-8 exploration well<\/li>\n<li>Santos facing more delays to the Barossa gas project<\/li>\n<li>PSA granted consent to OMV to drill HPHT Eirik prospect in PL817<\/li>\n<li>UDW semi Deepsea Stavanger drilling P-Graben appraisal well for Equinor<\/li>\n<li>Vantage Drilling UDW drillship Tungsten Explorer in transit to Namibia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/794109342\" 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><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; 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color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; text=&#8221;January 20th 2023&#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 January 20th 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grinnav-managed UDW semi Frida contracted by Pemex for three-years offshore Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Two-year contracts each for Perforadora Mexico jackups; Campeche, Chihuahua, Zacatecas &amp; Tabasco<\/li>\n<li>Borr Drilling secured two-well campaign for jackup Ran<\/li>\n<li>ONGC awards three-year contract to ADES for jackup Valaris 54<\/li>\n<li>One-well option exercised by Tullow\/Petrofac for MDW semi Island Innovator<\/li>\n<li>Subsidiaries of Shell awards three-well contract to UDW drillship Stena Forth<\/li>\n<li>Arena Offshore extended jackup WFD 250 for another 90 days<\/li>\n<li>Equinor made a gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea with UDW semi Deepsea Stavanger<\/li>\n<li>Equinor received three consents from PSA, Norway<\/li>\n<li>33rd UK 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