Valaris splashes out $337m on new Drillships this Christmas
Valaris has given itself an early Christmas present with the gift of two drillships.
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Italian contractor Saipem settles deal for new drillship
Saipem (MI: SPM) has strengthened its offshore drilling fleet with the addition of a new vessel.
Sembmarine delivers world’s first eighth-generation drillship to Transocean
Sembcorp Marine has successfully delivered the “world’s first eighth-generation drillship”, the Deepwater Atlas, for Transocean’s subsidiary Triton Atlas, the Singapore yard reported.
Stena Drilling reaches purchase agreement for ‘state-of-the-art’ drillship
Stena Drilling has struck a purchase option agreement for a new “state-of-the-art” drillship.
Valaris creates virtual tour of oil rig
Valaris has created a virtual tour of an oil rig operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
Maersk Drilling lands £25million contract with Shell Malaysia
Maersk Drilling has won a contract worth $34million (£24.6m) with Shell Malaysia.
Dozens of oil rigs sold for scrapping in 2020 – Bassoe
Dozens of oil rigs were sold for scrapping in 2020 as the drilling sector dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, according to market-watcher Bassoe Offshore.
Maersk Drilling wins £10.5million KNOC contract in Korea
Maersk Drilling has won a £10.5million contract with Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC).
Drillers must scrap one quarter of floaters, Rystad says
Restructuring for offshore drillers will accelerate, Rystad Energy has predicted, and as much as one quarter of the global floater fleet could be scrapped.
Petrobras looks to stop renting of Schahin drillship
Petrobras is reportedly looking to stop renting a drillship from engineering conglomerate Grupo Schahin.
Ensco rig contract ended over allegations of corruption
Ensco said it has ended a contract with Petrobras for a drillship over allegations of corruption. The rig contractor said the Brazilian company had chartered the DS-5 in 2008, when it was owned by Pride International.