Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending August 15th 2025.

• Stena Don secures new contract for 2026
• ExxonMobil to keep Stena Carron working into late 2026
• Stena IceMAX picks up Egypt Assignment
• Eni exercises option on jackup Ran
• Noble Resilient Heading to Inch Cape Windfarm
• Sale of Tungsten Explorer to JV entity complete
• Hakuryu-11 completes SK Earthon drilling programme
• SPS on West Gemini dependent on new contract
• Murphy receives Cello drilling permit
• Santos extends due diligence deadline for ADNOC takeover bid

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending August 8th 2025.

• Noble Stanley Lafosse receives five-well extension in US Gulf
• Talos awards more work to drillship West Vela
• Noble Intrepid secures a two-well UK CCS contract
• Noble Resilient secures 92-day UK accommodation contract
• Well-Safe Defender wins multi-year UK contract
• Murphy awards P&A campaign to Sevan Louisiana
• Shelf Drilling books long-term jackup contract in the Dutch North Sea
• Short-term contract and extension for Shelf Drilling jackup duo
• Noble completes disposal of two drillships, classes two jackups and one drillship as held for sale
• Hydrocarbon discovery at BP’s Bumerangue prospect, offshore Brazil

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