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Valaris Announces Contract Suspension for Jackup VALARIS 143
Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) (Valaris) announced on Thursday that ARO Drilling (ARO), its joint venture in Saudi Arabia, received a notice of suspension from Aramco for one of its 19 contracted rigs, jackup VALARIS 143 (EXL I). The rig’s …
Apr 5, 2024 / Curious
Valaris Announces Contract Awards and Fleet Status Updates
Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) (Valaris) announced today new contracts and contract extensions, with associated contract backlog of approximately $1.14 billion, awarded subsequent to issuing the Company’s most recent fleet status report on November 1, …
Jan 10, 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
Valaris Announces Contract Awards and Fleet Status Updates
Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) (Valaris) announced today new contracts and contract extensions, with associated contract backlog of approximately $65 million, awarded subsequent to issuing the Company’s most recent fleet status report on August 1, 2023. …
Sep 13, 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
Valaris Renews Fleet-Wide LSA Service And Maintenance Agreement With Survitec
Offshore drilling operator Valaris has confirmed it has renewed, for an additional three years, the service agreement it has in place with Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec championed by a customer-centric approach. An extensive …
Dec 1, 2022 / Vessels
ExxonMobil, partners make new discovery on Angola Block 15
The National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), ExxonMobil Angola and the Angola Block 15 partners announced on Monday a new discovery at the Bavuca South-1 exploration well. Discovery at Bavuca South-1 Exploration Well, part of the …
Nov 10, 2022 / Vessels
Valaris Announces Contract Awards and Fleet Status Updates
Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) (Valaris) announced on Monday new contracts and contract extensions, with associated contract backlog of $95 million, awarded subsequent to issuing the Company’s most recent contract awards and fleet status update on …
Oct 5, 2022 / Vessels
Shell hires semi-submersible rig for Namibia
Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has secured a contract award from oil major Shell for operations in Namibia, where the major made an oil discovery earlier this year.The oil discovery, announced in February 2022, was made using the …
Aug 30, 2022 / Vessels
Equinor Extends Drilling Capacity in Brazil with Valaris DS-17
On behalf of the Bacalhau licence partners, Equinor Brazil has awarded Valaris, represented by Ensco UK Drilling Limited and Ensco do Brasil Petróleo e Gás LTDA, a 540-day drilling contract scheduled to start in 2023.The Valaris DS-17 drillship has …
Jul 5, 2022 / Vessels