Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending October 17th 2025.

• Valaris DS-12 confirmed for new BP Egypt gig
• Shell to release Deepwater Thalassa in March 2026
• Chevron foregoes final option on Deepwater Asgard
• Transocean Spitsbergen scheduled to run longer with Equinor
• Transocean Norge finishing around six months earlier than originally anticipated
• Deepwater Skyros finishes operations with TotalEnergies
• Beach Energy granted permission for further drilling activities
• Shell receives a new permit for Whale field
• PV Drilling I heading for short UWILD at Labuan
• Platinum Explorer contract terminated

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

• Borgland Dolphin confirmed for Repsol, Spain
• Noble Reacher heading for Rotterdam
• QatarEnergy to acquire interest in North Cleopatra off Egypt
• Jindal Pioneer relocated to UAE shipyard
• Eni restarts exploratory drilling off Libya with Scarabeo 9
• Deepwater Conqueror begins new Chevron contract in US Gulf
• Platinum Explorer arrives at Seatrium shipyard
• BP producing from Murlach, UK CNS
• Noble Regina Allen nearing Suriname ahead of Chevron campaign
• Petrobras reports indications of hydrocarbons in Agua-Marin block

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending September 26th 2025.

• Noble Venturer secures Amni International charter
• Scarabeo 9 completes work with Burullus
• Ocean Apex en route to Labuan from Australia
• ADNOC jackups leave and enter Ocean Oilfields yards
• J T Angel moving to first location for ONGC
• Transocean Encourage heading inshore Norway
• Transocean completes sale of four retired drillships
• West Polaris spuds new exploration well for Petrobras
• Zhong You Hai 12 due to arrive off Ecuador in mid-October
• ExxonMobil sanctions $6.8bn Hammerhead development