Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 25th 2025.

• Noble drillship contract awarded confirmed for Bulgarian Black Sea
• Saipem 10000 bags Petrobel extension
• 150-day contract extension for Valaris Norway in the UK North Sea
• Short contract extension from Shell for Valaris 122
• Valaris 110 bags 4-year extension with Qatar
• Harbour Energy suspends Valaris 120
• Anasuria Hibiscus and Valaris mutually agree to terminate jackup contract
• Paul B Loyd Jr gearing up to move inshore Olen, Norway
• Positive FID for development of Mina West, Mediterranean Sea
• Central European Petroleum confirms oil discovery off Poland

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