Shell extends Valaris rig for bargain price
Shell’s deepwater unit is using the rig for infill drilling around its Bonga FPSO.
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HSE takes over Valaris 121 missing persons investigation
Police told Energy Voice there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding Mr Thomas' disappearance last month.
Police name missing North Sea rig worker
Police have named the man who went missing from an oil rig in the North Sea last week as 50-year-old Jason Thomas from Wales.
Missing worker: Police to board North Sea rig in Dundee
Police officers will board an oil rig in Dundee this week after a worker went missing in the North Sea.
Valaris lands a series UK North Sea contracts
Rig operator Valaris has unveiled a series of new contracts and extensions in the UK North Sea.
BP field at centre of 6 tonne North Sea gas leak, the largest since 2020
Light has been shed on a major unplanned gas release that occurred on a BP (LON: BP) North Sea field earlier this year.
Valaris bags $25m North Sea contract with Shell
Offshore driller Valaris has announced a string of new contracts and extensions worth around $275 million, including four notable North Sea awards.
BP takes on Valaris floater for Egypt work
BP has picked a Valaris rig to drill four wells offshore Egypt, starting late in the third or early in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Shell non-exec and former Nexen boss joins board of drilling contractor Valaris
A senior figure at oil giant Shell (LON: SHEL) has been appointed to the board of offshore drilling contractor Valaris (NYSE: VAL).
Profits and day rates on the rise as Valaris looks to ‘sustained upcycle’
Drilling rig operator Valaris (NYSE: VAL) reported a profitable Q3, as revenues and day rates increased across the board on the back of a renewed focus on energy security.
Seadrill sells all of its shares in Paratus Energy Services
Offshore drilling firm, Seadrill, has announced it will sell all of its stakes in Paratus Energy Services today.
Valaris adds $95m to backlog after securing deals with TotalEnergies, Aramco, BP
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris (NYSE: VAL) has announced a handful of new deals and extensions.
Drilling veteran officially takes up COO brief at Valaris
Valaris’ (NYSE: VAL) new senior vice president and chief commercial officer (COO) has officially taken up his role.
‘I honestly can’t believe no one has been killed’: Whistleblowers raise serious HSE concerns over Valaris rig project
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating after workers at a yard in Seaton Carew flagged a series of severe incidents during upgrade work on a Valaris rig.
Valaris secures £51m North Sea contract extension with Shell
Shell has handed drilling contractor Valaris $60 million (£51.8m) to continue using one of its jack-ups in the North Sea.
Shell buys into Total-spurned Gulf of Mexico project with Equinor
Shell is buying a 51% stake in the North Platte development, in the US Gulf of Mexico, from Equinor, the Norwegian company has revealed.
Valaris drafts in feathered friends to ward off nesting birds on North Sea rig
Drilling contractor Valaris has recruited a new crack team of taloned terrors for a “special mission” offshore.
Exxon signs up Maersk Supply Service ahead of Angola drilling
ExxonMobil has awarded Maersk Supply Service work supporting drilling and production offshore Angola, in Block 15.
Valaris slides to Q1 loss amid rising reactivation costs
Valaris (NYSE:VAL) has reported net losses of $40 million for the first quarter, as improved jack-up utilisation failed to tip the company back into profitability.
ADES continues rig-buying drive with pair of Valaris jack-ups
Valaris has sold two sold heavy duty jack-up rigs to a unit of ADES International, as the Dubai-based contractor continues to pick up assets from across the globe.
Valaris wins $180m in contracts and extensions
Drilling rig operator Valaris has secured a series of new contracts and contract extensions worth some $181 million in backlog.
Valaris drillship collides with carrier
A Valaris drillship has broken free of its moorings and collided with a carrier vessel while docked in Mississippi.
Valaris warns costly rig reactivations await after 2021 results
Offshore driller Valaris (NYSE: VAL) said its “transitional period” post-Chapter 11 bankruptcy will continue into the second quarter of this year as it deals with costly rig reactivations.
‘Lives were endangered’ – Union boss hits out at North Sea safety culture after supply ship crashes into oil rig
A leading union chief says a collision between an oil rig and a supply vessel in the North Sea is the result of “commercial pressure” on safety.
Valaris slammed by HSE after supply ship collides with oil rig causing ‘significant damage’
Valaris has been criticised by the safety watchdog after a North Sea supply ship sustained "significant damage" after crashing into one of its offshore rigs.