Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 24th 2026.

• First option exercised on Shelf Drilling Resourceful
• Santorini fixed for new long-term commitment in West Africa valued at $260 million
• NAGA 8 contract confirmed for Chevron Malaysia
• Velesto announce termination of NAGA 8 contract in Indonesia
• Arabdrill 70 to undertake Oman drill
• Beacon finishing operations with Noble BlackRhino
• OMV Petrom advances Neptun Deep project as drilling passes halfway mark
• Valaris DS-10 begins operations off Nigeria
• NAGA 3 available for work
• Vår Energi set to become Europe’s largest independent oil & gas producer following BlueNord merger

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending July 17th 2026.

• Vår Energi exercised third COSLPioneer option, pushing availability into 2028
• ADES bags $129 million UK North Sea deal for Shelf Drilling Fortress
• Seplat Energy secures ADES jackup for up to four years
• CB&I Asset Solutions awarded Kittiwake contract extension by EnQuest through decommissioning
• Aker BP extends Deepsea Nordkapp by a further year
• Arabian Drilling jackups to return to work
• Velesto Energy terminates sale of NAGA 3
• Noble Voyager commences journey to US Gulf
• Paratus receives competition clearance to sell jackups to Borr
• UK regulators open public consultation on Rosebank development

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending June 26th 2026.

• Carmen appraisal confirms gas/condensate discovery in PL1148; Deepsea Yantai moves to next location
• Swift 10 completes Sean Papa P&A in UK and moves to Wintershall Noordzee’s A-Field in German waters
• Murphy Oil hits oil at Bubale-1X offshore Côte d’Ivoire
• Noble Globetrotter I arrives in Canary Islands
• NAGA 2 arrives at Tapis Deep location
• Keel laying ceremony held for Kingdom 4
• PETRONAS finds more success offshore Suriname
• ADES to acquire Saipem Saudia Arabian jackup fleet for $285 million
• Equinor launches public consultation for Wisting EIA programme
• Eldorado completes acquisition of Vantage Drilling