Bermuda-based drilling contractor Valaris has decided to retire three semi-submersible rigs from its global fleet and focus on high-specification units. Valaris on Tuesday confirmed that the semisubs ...

The first incarnation of this type of drilling rig, bottle-type semisubs originally were conceived as submersible rigs. As a submersible, the bottles below the rig were completely submerged ...

Operator OMV Petrom says the Neptun Deep development is on schedule, as it details its importance to the company and the host ...

In fact, there are hundreds of jackups stationed around the world performing drilling and workover ... other being the much less popular submersible rig), jackup rigs rest on the sea floor rather ...

US oil and gas drilling operator Noble has secured a new contract worth approximately $70m from Shell for its ...

SHEL inks a major drilling contract with Noble Corporation for its Noble semisubmersible rigs, ensuring continued operations ...

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Barents Sea.The ...

Ocean Rig, owners of the Eirik Raude, on January 31 was served a notice of breach of material obligations from Premier Oil under the drilling contract The Falkland Islands government would not ...

French energy major TotalEnergies has started drilling the first of the planned two wells in oil and gas blocks offshore ...

TotalEnergies completed drilling and testing of the Tamboti-1X exploration well and has spudded the Marula-1X exploration ...