Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 22nd 2026.

• ADES converts Shelf Drilling Winner One-Year Term into Three-Year Firm Contract with Tenaz
• Petronas Carigali selects SinoOcean Peace for East Java programme
• Swift 10 secures new work in German waters
• Sif secures first assignment under new manager Borr Drilling
• Well-Safe Solutions wins first well operatorship contract in UK North Sea, Well-Safe Defender to deploy in June
• Odin start with Cantium pushed into June
• Joro accommodation contract concludes, rig heads inshore
• Compact Driller prepares for move to Southeast Asia
• Eni finishes operations with Valaris 117
• Saipem and Petrobras sign MoU to advance decommissioning solutions in Brazil

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 15th 2026.

• Dolphin Drilling converts LOI into firm contract for Paul B Loyd Jr
• PV Drilling secures contract for jackup with Zarubezhneft
• Main Pass IV awarded new deal offshore Nigeria with Belbop
• West Carina expected to finish with Petrobras in mid-June
• Oil India keeps Blackford Dolphin active for longer
• DNO seeks permission to drill Norma HPHT appraisal
• Valaris DS-10 moving to Nigeria ahead of next job
• Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 completes work with Petrobras
• PTTEP advances Bussabong gas project towards FID
• Oxy planning Horn Mountain waterflood project

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 8th 2026.

• Valaris 122 picks up two-well INEOS contract and Adura extension
• GE Vernova extends Valaris 248 Accommodation contract, keeping Valaris 120 working EIS until August
• Shelf Drilling Victory lands multi-year deal with Seplat
• Brunei Shell keeps Valaris 115 for another two years
• Valaris 123 secures 123-day TAQA extension for accommodation support
• Vår Energi extends COSLPioneer contract
• EnQuest awards Magnus platform drilling contract to Odfjell Technology
• Noble Resolve continuing off Spain until late July
• Valaris 122 going slightly longer under current campaign with Adura
• Harbour Energy expands portfolio with Fotla farm-in