Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending January 10th 2025.

• Japan Methane Hydrate contracts Chikyu
• Suspended jackup to be redeployed off Nigeria
• Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 spuds new well in Atapu West
• COSLInnovator completes Guillemot NW well
• Noble Globetrotter I commences Murphy charter
• West Auriga commences Petrobras charter
• EOG Resources granted permission to drill Beehive prospect
• Noble Patriot under tight tow to Cormorant UMC in UK NNS
• Chevron Australia granted permission to drill Dino South-1 and Wheatstone Deep-1 wells
• Venting without consent costs CNOOC £125K

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending December 6th 2024.

• Shelf Drilling announces contract award for Main Pass IV
• CP Latina extends jackup charters
• Deepsea Bollsta LOI converted to a contract for work off Norway
• TotalEnergies exercises Noble Gerry de Souza option
• Sixteen additional wells for Noble Patriot in UK waters
• BP exercises final priced option on Noble Innovator
• Another temporary rig suspension off Mexico
• Sevan Louisiana to work through December
• Afina discovery re-entry reaffirms commercial development options
• Colombia’s largest gas discovery confirmed

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending November 29th 2024.

• New contract for Consellation semisub Lone Star offshore Brazil
• Fontis jackup Courageous to undergo 45-day suspension period
• Var Energi obtains consent for exploration drilling in PL229
• Equinor given consent to use Deepsea Atlantic at Utgard in the North Sea
• Valaris DS-9 moving to Egypt
• Supply vessel collides with a Valaris North Sea jackup
• Valeura Energy – Jasmine development drilling update
• Byron releases Enterprise 264
• Hartshead Resources provides Anning & Somerville project update
• Harbour Energy to pull out of Medway Hub Camelot CCS project