Pura Vida Energy secures rig for two wells in Mazagan permit
Mar 4, 2014
Pura Vida Energy NL announce the execution of a rig share agreement for the drilling of two wells in the Mazagan

Fairmount Marine safely delivered ENSCO rig in Singapore
Mar 3, 2014
Fairmount Marine has safely delivered rig ENSCO 5002 in Singapore. The rig was towed from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,

Noble Corporation provides update on the status of drilling rig in Brazil
Mar 3, 2014
Noble Corporation confirmed that the Noble Paul Wolff, a dynamically positioned semisubmersible rig operating off

Atwood Oceanics announces contract extension for the Atwood Aurora
Feb 24, 2014
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded an extension to the drilling services contract

Seadrill secures contracts for multiple jack-up units in Mexico
Feb 20, 2014
Seadrill is pleased to announce that the final drilling contracts for the jack-up drilling units West Oberon, West Intrepid, West

Lamprell completes construction on the jackup drilling rig
Feb 19, 2014
Lamprell has completed of construction on the jackup drilling rig, 'Qarnin', and its delivery to Abu Dhabi's National

Ensco plc sells two jackup rigs for $33 million
Feb 6, 2014
Ensco plc has sold its two remaining cold-stacked jackup rigs for $33 million. The net book value of the two rigs, ENSCO 69

KCA Deutag Land Division Awarded BP Drilling Contract Worth In Excess of $220m USD
Feb 4, 2014
KCA Deutag has been awarded a five year plus options contract by BP, for the construction and operation of three new build fast moving land rigs in Oman. These will be manufactured by Bentec, KCA Deutag’s

Bentec GmbH Drilling & Oilfield Systems wins major contract in Algeria
Jan 27, 2014
German based manufacturer of drilling rigs and equipment, Bentec has won the largest single contract in its 20 year history.

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.

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

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),