Maersk Drilling names two ultra deepwater drillships
Jan 27, 2014
Maersk Drilling's second and third ultra deepwater drillships were named Thursday morning in a ceremony held at the

Oilex provides Cambay 77H well rig mobilisation update
Jan 21, 2014
Oilex Ltd is pleased to announce that the Essar LR-4 Rig to drill Cambay 77H has arrived in the port of Mumbai in India and all

Tuscany International Drilling closes sale of two Colombian rigs
Jan 21, 2014
Tuscany International Drilling Inc. has closed its previously announced sale ("Rig Sale") of Rigs 112 and C16 to Etablissements Maurel et

CAMAC Energy signs rig contract for West Africa drilling program
Jan 16, 2014
CAMAC Energy Inc. announced that a long-term drilling contract has been signed with Northern Offshore Ltd. for the drillship Energy Searcher.

Basic Energy Services reports selected operating data for December 2013
Jan 15, 2014
Basic Energy Services, Inc. reported selected operating data for the month of December 2013. Basic's well servicing rig count remained

Drydocks World to build mega Jack-up rig for the North Sea named "Dubai Expo 2020 NS”
Jan 14, 2014
Drydocks World has signed an Agreement with Drill One Capital for building the “Dubai Expo 2020 NS” mega Jack-up rig.

Fairmount Marine safely delivered ENSCO rig in Malta
Jan 13, 2014
Fairmount Marine has safely delivered rig ENSCO 5004 in Malta at the end of a voyage that began offshore Rio de Janeiro. Rig ENSCO 5004 is

Baker Hughes announces December 2013 rig counts
Jan 10, 2014
Baker Hughes Incorporated announced that the international rig count for December 2013 was 1,335, up 24 from the 1,311 counted in November

Dolphin Drilling seals new $255m rig deal
Jan 10, 2014
Dolphin Drilling has clinched a $255million contract with Chevron North Sea Limited in an agreement which has underlined demand for one of the firm’s key assets.

COSLGift sets sail to Southeast Asia to start operation
Jan 7, 2014
China Oilfield Services Limited announced that COSLGift, the jack-up rig newly acquired by the Group, had completed construction, been

Fastnet announces rig share agreement for Foum Assaka exploration program
Jan 6, 2014
Fastnet welcomes the announcement by Kosmos Energy Limited (Kosmos) that it has entered into a one well rig share agreement with BP plc

Rowan provides fleet contract status update
Dec 24, 2013
Rowan Companies plc announced that its monthly report of drilling rig status and contract information has been updated as of December 19, 2013.

Chevron awards £150 million U.K. drilling contract
Dec 20, 2013
Chevron North Sea Limited has awarded a new £150 million contract to Dolphin Drilling Limited, a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA, for a

Greka Drilling signs Indian drilling contract
Dec 17, 2013
Greka Drilling Limited has signed a contract with Essar Oil Limited ("Essar") (the "Contract") a listed Indian company.

Keppel to build new differentiated drillship to its proprietary design
Dec 16, 2013
Following positive feedback and strong enquiries from the market, Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel

Drydocks World signs LOI to build world's largest Jack-Up Rigs
Dec 5, 2013
Drydocks World signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Offshore Innovation Management Ltd., to build a series of AJ 62-X135 series of

Seadrill Limited sells the semi-submersible rigs West Leo and West Sirius to Seadrill Partners LLC
Dec 4, 2013
Seadrill Limited has entered into an agreement with Seadrill Partners (Seadrill Partners) pursuant to which the Company will sell to (i) Seadrill Operating LP, the Company's 70% owned subsidiary (Seadrill Operating),

Oilex secures Essar rig for drilling Cambay-77H
Dec 3, 2013
Oilex Ltd announce that the Cambay Joint Venture has secured the Essar Rig 4 ("Rig 4") for drilling Cambay-77H through Essar Oilfield

Latest state of the art drilling rig arrives in Cromarty Firth
Nov 29, 2013
The world’s newest jack-up drilling rig, PROSPECTOR 1, arrived in the Cromarty Firth on 26 November 2013, after a two-month journey from its

Rowan provides fleet contract status update
Nov 25, 2013
Rowan Companies plc announced that its monthly report of drilling rig status and contract information has been updated as of November 21, 2013.

Prosafe signs $98 million contract with BP
Nov 25, 2013
Prosafe has signed a contract with BP Exploration Operating Company Limited ('BP') for the Safe Caledonia to provide accommodation support at the Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) in the UK sector of the North Sea.

Keppel wins another jackup order worth around US$265 million from Ensco
Nov 22, 2013
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has secured a contract to build a repeat

BP adds 2 drilling rigs in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Nov 20, 2013
BP has added two drilling rigs to the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, bringing its fleet to a company record nine rigs as it continues to develop its strong

Seadrill agrees to acquire high specification jack-up Prospector 3
Nov 18, 2013
Seadrill Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire the company that owns the yard construction contract of the newbuild high specification jack-up rig