Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 19th 2024.

• Diamond finalises Beacon Charter for Ocean BlackRhino
• Grupo Carso signs Lakach contract with Pemex
• Valaris 123 Gearing Up to Move
• Equinor obtains consent for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea
• Eni receives approval for Blacktip drilling programme
• Valaris DS-9 in transit to Block 30, Angola
• Equinor cleared to drill exploration well in the North Sea
• Parkmead formally awarded UK Licence P2634
• Chevron opens sublet slot on Transocean drillship
• India prepares to launch new licensing round

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 12th 2024.

• ADES standard jackup extended for 10 years
• First Lavrans well in the Kristin South area comes online
• Hercules moves to Sitka prospect offshore Canada
• Scarabeo 8 moving to next well location for Aker BP
• Ocean GreatWhite completes well and moves to the next
• Valaris Norway arrives in Block 13/10, East Irish Sea
• Dutch sector B10 Platform producing first gas for Petrogas
• Hakuryu-11 on second well for Idemitsu
• Shell makes positive FID on Manatee field development
• Two new discoveries – one offshore Mexico; and one in the Norwegian North Sea

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 5th 2024.

• Saipem 10000 extended through end of this year
• Shelf Drilling Winner bags new Danish contract
• Consents for North Sea drilling given to Aker BP & Equinor
• SSV Catarina completes well for Eni Vietnam
• Shelf Drilling Fortress schedule update
• Tranoscean Spitsbergen moved to Halten East offshore Norway
• Deepsea Yantai moving to Gaupe South
• Noble Resolve going slightly longer with INEOS
• Valaris 247 offloaded from Heavy-Lift Vessel
• Winterfell commences production in US GoM