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Stena Drilling Takes Delivery of Stena Evolution Drillship

Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has taken delivery of its 7th generation Stena Evolution ultra-deepwater drillship from Samsung Heavy Industries. After a decade in the making, Stena Evolution drillship has finally been completed and is …
Jan 22, 2024 / Curious

Diamond Offshore Announces New Drillship Contract

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) announced on Jan13 it has entered into a drilling contract with an independent operator to utilize the Ocean BlackRhino for work offshore Guinea-Bissau.  The Ocean BlackRhino was awarded a one-well …
Jan 15, 2024 / Vessels

China's first self-built ultradeep ocean drillship completes trial voyage (Video)

China's first domestically developed drilling vessel with the world's deepest drilling depth, "Mengxiang" (Dream), completed its maiden trial voyage on December 27 in the Pearl River Estuary waters of south China's Guangdong Province. The results …
Jan 3, 2024 / Vessels

Valaris Takes Delivery of Newbuild Drillships VALARIS DS-13 and DS-14

Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) (Valaris) announced today that it has exercised its options and taken delivery of newbuild drillships VALARIS DS-13 and DS-14 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $337 million. President and Chief Executive …
Dec 22, 2023 / Vessels

Stena DrillMax Becomes First Drillship To Be Awarded DNV’s Abate (P) Notation

Stena Drilling has announced that Stena DrillMax, is the first drillship to be awarded DNV’s Abate (P) Notation. Stena Drilling has implemented several technical and operational measures to enable Stena DrillMax to substantially reduce greenhouse gas …
Dec 11, 2023 / Curious

Valaris Announces Drillship Contract Award

Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) (Valaris) announced today that it has been awarded a 12-well contract offshore West Africa for drillship VALARIS DS-7, which will be reactivated for this contract. The Company also announced that it is increasing its 2023 …
Aug 1, 2023 / Vessels

Transocean Ltd. Announces $518 Million Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Contract

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (Transocean) today announced that an independent operator awarded a 1,080-day contract for a high-specification seventh-generation, ultra-deepwater drillship in the Gulf of Mexico offshore Mexico. One of three drillships …
Jul 18, 2023 / Vessels

Saipem awarded two-year contract extension for the use of the Santorini drillship

Eni S.p.A. has awarded Saipem a contract extension for two years, which will allow the company to continue using the Santorini drillship from August 2023.  This extension will come into force starting from August 2023, it is valued at …
Apr 19, 2023 / Vessels

Transocean Announces $392 Million Contract Award for Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) announced today that the ultra-deepwater drillship, Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2, has been awarded a 910-day contract by a national oil company for work offshore Brazil.  The estimated backlog of $392 million excludes a …
Feb 1, 2023 / Vessels

Aquadrill Announces Charter Hire Agreement for the Vela

Aquadrill LLC (Aquadrill) has extended a charter hire agreement with a subsidiary of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. to provide the Company’s Vela rig, an MPD outfitted 7th generation drillship, for operations in the US Gulf of Mexico for a 150 day …
Dec 19, 2022 / Vessels