Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 11th 2025.

• Jackup Key Manhattan receives 12-month extension
• Northern Ocean confirms $40 million deal for Deepsea Mira
• Arabian Drilling in extension discussions for suspended rig pair
• Perro Negro 12 early terminated by Saudi Aramco
• More US offshore lease sales planned under OBBB Act
• Eni takes step forward on new Ghana project
• ExxonMobil hits gas at new Cyprus well with Valaris DS-9
• Trinidad and Tobago extends 2025 deep water competitive bid round deadline
• Equinor finds gas in Skred prospect
• Hess exits Block 59 offshore Suriname

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 4th 2025.

• High Island V bags five-year extension with Saudi Aramco
• J T Angel’s ONGC deal firmed up
• Suspended jackup bags new 500-day deal
• Thor & Gunnlod awarded more work in Southeast Asia
• Velesto announces contract for Naga 5
• Jackup Odin finds new assignment off Mexico following temporary suspension
• Trident XII to be retired from active fleet
• Ocean BlackHornet to drill new Atlantis well for BP
• Positive FID for Johan Sverdrup Phase 3 field development
• TPAO in double drillship acquisition reports

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending June 20th 2025.

• Deepsea Mira to drill next Namibian well for Rhino
• Shell moves Deepwater Proteus to Nashville prospect
• Noble Discoverer on location at Petrobras’ Papayuela prospect
• Expansion of Northern Lights approved
• ANP cites record signing bonus in 5th cycle of the Permanent Concession Offer
• Al Jurf begins 15-year deal with ADNOC
• Beacon receives drilling permit for Zephyrus-2 well in US Gulf
• Tidal Action expected off Brazil mid-July
• Perro Negro 10 arrives off Mexico for rig swap
• ConocoPhillips’ Slagugle appraisal confirms oil discovery in the Norwegian North Sea