Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 18th 2025.

• Murphy awards Côte d’Ivoire assignment to Deepwater Skyros
• Petrobras extends drillship Deepwater Mykonos
• Nigerian court allows Dolphin Drilling to pursue arbitration award against GHL
• Petrobras spuds new exploration well in Agua-Marin block
• Noble Developer on location for Petronas at Kiskadee prospect
• Valaris DS-9 starts moving back to Angola
• 12-month licence extension for PEL79, offshore Namibia
• COSLInnovator underway to Equinor’s Fram South prospect
• Valaris 92 arrives inshore Dundee
• EnQuest awarded a PSA for Block C off Brunei Darussalam

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 11th 2025.

• Jackup Key Manhattan receives 12-month extension
• Northern Ocean confirms $40 million deal for Deepsea Mira
• Arabian Drilling in extension discussions for suspended rig pair
• Perro Negro 12 early terminated by Saudi Aramco
• More US offshore lease sales planned under OBBB Act
• Eni takes step forward on new Ghana project
• ExxonMobil hits gas at new Cyprus well with Valaris DS-9
• Trinidad and Tobago extends 2025 deep water competitive bid round deadline
• Equinor finds gas in Skred prospect
• Hess exits Block 59 offshore Suriname

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 4th 2025.

• High Island V bags five-year extension with Saudi Aramco
• J T Angel’s ONGC deal firmed up
• Suspended jackup bags new 500-day deal
• Thor & Gunnlod awarded more work in Southeast Asia
• Velesto announces contract for Naga 5
• Jackup Odin finds new assignment off Mexico following temporary suspension
• Trident XII to be retired from active fleet
• Ocean BlackHornet to drill new Atlantis well for BP
• Positive FID for Johan Sverdrup Phase 3 field development
• TPAO in double drillship acquisition reports