Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending October 18th 2024.

• Aryabhatt-1 gets one-year extension
• Transocean bags $193 million ultra-deepwater drillship contract
• Deepsea Mira heading to Block 2913B
• Northern Ocean enters into LOI with Kinetic Pressure Control
• Ocean GreatWhite returning to Schiehallion North
• Woodside acquires exploration permit off Western Australia
• Var Energi applies to Norwegian Environment Agency for production drilling
• FIG agrees to extension of petroleum production licences
• MOL Group & TPAO execute Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
• CNOOC executes four concession contracts for exploration blocks off Brazil

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending October 11th 2024.

• Multi-year award firmed up for Shelf jackup
• Adriatic I bags two-year extension with Conoil
• Satti secures Dragon Oil contract
• Aras Driller to remain with Pakistan Petroleum through 1Q/2Q 2025
• Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority issues consents to Var Energi, Aker BP & Equinor
• Beach Energy conducts supplementary consultation for OGV project
• BP submits Ginger development plan
• Var Energi obtains permit for exploration drilling in the Barents
• Deepsea Nordkapp moves to new well location
• EG and Gabon argue disputed waters in ICJ

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending October 4th 2024.

• Santorini to relocate to Namibia for new campaign
• Shell signs agreement for PSC off Trinidad
• COSLProspector mobilising to the Goliat field in the Barents Sea
• Aker BP obtains consent to use Noble Invincible for production drilling
• Gulf Drilling renames ex Seadrill jackups
• i3 Energy P2358 licence extension (contains Serenity field)
• Petrobras to move forward with South Africa plans
• Deepsea Mira to target Tamboti prospect
• Aker BP proves gas in Storjo West probe offshore Norway
• TotalEnergies reaches FID for Suriname’s GranMorgu development