Agility Group wins new rig contract for COSL in China
Jun 11, 2014
Agility Group AS has entered into an agreement with China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) to

Rowan awarded contract for fourth ultra-deepwater drillship
Jun 10, 2014
Rowan Companies plc announced that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a two-year drilling

Baker Hughes announces May 2014 rig counts
Jun 9, 2014
Baker Hughes Incorporated announced that the international rig count for May 2014 was 1,350, up

Ocean Rig UDW Isigns contract for the Ocean Rig Skyros
Jun 9, 2014
Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, has signed

Diamond Offshore terminates contract on the Ocean Vanguard
Jun 6, 2014
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. announced that a subsidiary has received notice of termination of its drilling

Workover rig arrives at Horizon's Cherokee County site
Jun 5, 2014
Horizon Energy Corporation announces the arrival of the workover rig at the Holmes Oil Unit Number 1 in

Seadrill secures commitment for newbuild ultra-deepwater unit West Jupiter
Jun 3, 2014
Seadrill Limited has secured a contract with Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd for employment of the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship West Jupiter, in support of the EGINA ultra-deep offshore project in Nigeria.

Greenpeace board Transocean Spitsbergen
May 28, 2014
In the morning of 27 May Greenpeace activists boarded the drilling rig Transocean Spitsbergen. The rig was

Hercules Offshore signs drilling contract for newbuild jackup rig with Maersk Oil
May 22, 2014
Hercules Offshore, Inc. has signed a five year drilling contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited for a newbuild jackup rig to be

Global Energy commences the rig mobilisation to the Catalina #1 well
May 20, 2014
Global Energy Development announces that the rig mobilisation has commenced to the Catalina #1 well in the Company's Bolivar

COSL chartered Gulf Driller I, another new 300-feet Jack-up Rig
May 14, 2014
China Oilfield Services Limited has entered into a contract with ICBC Financial Leasing Co. for chartering of a new 300-feet jack-up

Greka Drilling mobilizes on Essar contract
May 14, 2014
Greka Drilling Limited is pleased to announce that following mobilization orders from Essar Oil Ltd, the US$65

Atwood Oceanics secures contract for the Atwood Falcon
May 5, 2014
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract by BHP

Noble Corporation provides update on Paragon offshore separation
May 2, 2014
Noble Corporation announced an update to its plan to spin-off Paragon Offshore. Noble expects to effect the spin-off

Drydocks World delivers Rig Al Ittihad to National Drilling Company
May 1, 2014
Drydocks World announced the completion of major repair and refurbishment of National Drilling Company’s (NDC)

Fairmount tugs deliver rig ENSCO 5006 in Singapore
Apr 30, 2014
Tugs Fairmount Summit en Fairmount Alpine have towed rig ENSCO 5006 safely from Cyprus to Singapore.

Ensco plc sells jackup rig ENSCO 85 for $64 million
Apr 28, 2014
Ensco plc has sold ENSCO 85, a jackup rig built in 1981, for $64 million. The net book value of the rig was

Songa Offshore sells Songa Mercur and Songa Venus
Apr 28, 2014
Songa Offshore SE has entered into an agreement with Opus Offshore Group ("Opus Offshore") for the sale of the Songa Mercur and Songa Venus (collectively the "Rigs") and establishment of a strategic joint venture

Rowan provides fleet contract status update
Apr 25, 2014
Rowan Companies plc announced that its monthly report of drilling rig status and contract information has

Fred Olsen Energy ASA provides project and operational updates
Apr 23, 2014
The need for additional structural upgrades of Blackford Dolphin has been identified. Finalization of these

Hurricane Energy mobilises Sedco 712 Rig
Apr 17, 2014
Hurricane Energy has commenced the mobilisation process for the Transocean Sedco 712

Drydocks World to build highly specialised CJ 54 jack-up drilling rigs
Apr 15, 2014
Drydocks World has signed an Agreement with Malta Oil & Gas Ltd. for building two unique new jack-up

Baker Hughes announces first quarter 2014 well count
Apr 14, 2014
Baker Hughes Incorporated announced that the U.S. onshore well count for the first quarter 2014 was 8,853 wells,

Songa Offshore provides March fleet update
Apr 10, 2014
Songa Venus achieved an operational efficiency of 100% and an earnings efficiency of 98% during the