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Valaris Announces Two-Year Contract Award for Drillship VALARIS DS-10
Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) (Valaris) announced on Monday (Mar 31) that it has been awarded a two-year contract offshore West Africa for drillship VALARIS DS-10 that is expected to commence late in the second quarter or in the third quarter …
Apr 1, 2025 / Vessels
Stena Carron becomes the second Stena Drilling drillship to be awarded DNV’s Abate (P) notation
Following the success of her sister vessel, Stena DrillMAX, Stena Carron has become the second Stena Drilling drillship to be awarded DNV’s Abate(P) notation. This achievement reflects the company’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions …
Mar 20, 2025 / Vessels
ADNOC Drilling’s two brand new jack-ups rigs arrive in UAE
ADNOC Drilling’s two brand new jack-ups rigs have arrived in the UAE and will start operating by Q1. This takes the fleet size to 142 rigs, adding further to ADNOC Drilling being among the largest rig fleet owners in the world. The new rigs top off …
Jan 3, 2025 / Curious
Seadrill Announces Brazil Contract Award for West Jupiter
Seadrill Limited (Seadrill) (NYSE: SDRL) today announced the ultra-deepwater drillship, West Jupiter , was awarded a 1,095-day contract in Brazil following a competitive tender process. The contract, awarded by Petrobras, will contribute …
Dec 18, 2024 / Vessels
China's first deep-ocean drilling vessel enters service
The Meng Xiang, China's first domestically designed and built deep-ocean drilling vessel with a maximum drilling depth of 11 kilometers was officially commissioned in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou on Sunday, marking a significant …
Nov 21, 2024 / Vessels
Hyundai Glovis deploys special EV fire extinguisher on car-shipping vessels
South Korea's Hyundai Glovis Co. said on Thursday that it will introduce a special fire suppression tool, the EV (Electric Vehicle) - Drill Lance, for use on its car carriers. The EV Drill Lance is designed to extinguish electric vehicle fires by …
Oct 30, 2024 / Curious
Shelf Drilling Announces New Contracts In West Africa
Shelf Drilling, Ltd. (Shelf Drilling) announced on Thursday (Oct 10) new contracts for two jack-up rigs in Nigeria. With reference to the press release dated September 6, 2024 regarding the award in West Africa, the Company has now fully executed a …
Oct 14, 2024 / Curious
Marlink upgrades Shelf Drilling’s offshore network with SD-WAN and Starlink Solutions
Leading jack-up rig contractor will upgrade network across 36 rigs with SD-WAN solution and install high bandwidth, low latency Starlink solution Marlink, the leading managed services provider of business-critical ICT solutions, has announced two …
Jul 29, 2024 / Curious
ADNOC Drilling Awarded $733 Million Contract for Three Newbuild Island Rigs
ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC (ADNOC Drilling) (ADX symbol: ADNOCDRILL / ISIN: AEA007301012) today confirmed the award of an estimated total contract value of $733 million1, by ADNOC Offshore, for three island drilling rigs in support of the growing …
Jul 4, 2024 / Curious
KNOC Signs Drillship Contract to Develop Deep-water Gas Field in East Sea
Korea National Oil Corp. (KNOC) has reportedly signed a contract with Norway’s Seadrill to use a drill ship as it pursues a deep-water gas field project in the East Sea. Caption: Korea National Oil Corporation’s natural gas facility in the …
Jun 5, 2024 / Curious