RLX News Roundup 16th May 2025

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 16th 2025.

• Trident 16 gets more time with Petrobel
• Talks ongoing for multi-year extension for High Island V
• Sapphire Driller awarded Qatar multi-year extension
• OMV Norge obtains drilling permit for Hoffmann prospect in Norwegian North Sea
• Aker BP gets drilling permit for exploration drilling in North Sea block 25/1
• NOPSEMA orders halt to Valaris MS-1
• Perenco finds more gas in Onyx field off Trinidad and Tobago
• Namibia urging BW to submit Kudu FDP next month
• WFD 400 performing turnkey work for GOM Shelf
• Tullow to exit Gabon in $300 million sale