Atwood Oceanics secures contract for the Vicksburg
Jul 12, 2012
Atwood Oceanics reported that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a twelve-month contract extension with an affiliate of Coastal Energy

Atwood Aurora secures contract in Cameroon
Jul 10, 2012
Atwood Oceanics, Inc., reported that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract by Glencore Exploration Cameroon Ltd for

North Atlantic Drilling secures extension of contract for West Alpha
Jun 29, 2012
North Atlantic Drilling has received a letter of intent from ExxonMobil for assignment of the harsh environment semi-submersible drilling unit West Alpha.

New drillship order further strengthens Ensco ultra-deepwater fleet
Jun 28, 2012
The vessel, ENSCO DS-9, will be the seventh Samsung DP3 drillship in the Ensco fleet, extending the benefits of Ensco's fleet standardization strategy.

Greenfields delays to startup of the two western-style rigs being mobilized in Azerbaijan
Jun 28, 2012
Greenfields Petroleum Corporation advised that the two modern Western-style workover rigs that arrived in country earlier this year for work on the

Work-over rig due at SWDF
Jun 21, 2012
Imperial Resources, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Imperial Oil & Gas, Inc. report that a work-over rig is due on site on June 20, 2012 at its

Seadrill in advanced discussions regarding new five-year ultra-deepwater contract
Jun 5, 2012
Seadrill is in advanced discussions regarding a new five-year contract for the drillship West Polaris. This new contract will start in direct continuation of the

Fred Olsen places $700 million deepwater semi order
May 28, 2012
A wholly owned subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy has entered into a turnkey contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. for the building of a

Ocean Rig Corcovado commences drilling operations for Petrobras
May 18, 2012
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. reported that on May 15, 2012, the Ocean Rig Corcovado (UDW drillship) completed the general testing of equipment as required

Ocean Rig UDW Drillship secures rig contract from Total
May 14, 2012
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. has signed definitive documentation, following the previously announced Letter of Award, for its Ocean Rig Olympia (UDW drillship),

Diamond Offshore enters into a turnkey contract with Hyundai Heavy
May 10, 2012
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. reported that a subsidiary, Diamond Offshore Drilling Limited, has entered into a turnkey contract with Hyundai Heavy

Seadrill receives Letter of Award for new build tender assist rig T-18 in Thailand
May 7, 2012
Seadrill has received a Letter of Award for a five-year contract for the tender assist rig T18 by Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production Ltd.

Seadrill reports order of a new harsh environment semi-submersible drilling rig
May 7, 2012
To benefit from the current strong demand for high specification drilling units Seadrill has entered into a turnkey construction contract with Hyundai

Patterson-UTI reports drilling activity for April 2012
May 3, 2012
Patterson-UTI reported that for the month of April 2012, the Company had an average of 227 drilling rigs operating, including 226 rigs in the United States and

Seadrill received letter of award for deepwater semi-submersible
May 1, 2012
Seadrill has received a letter of award for a new three year contract for a semi-submersible for operations offshore West Africa with a reputable oil company

Seadrill orders new ultra-deepwater drillship for delivery in 2014
May 1, 2012
Seadrill continues to see strong demand for modern ultra-deepwater drilling rigs driven by high oil prices and large deep-water discoveries and increased

Atwood Hunter secures contract Offshore West Africa
Apr 30, 2012
Atwood Oceanics has reported that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract by a subsidiary of Noble Energy Inc. for the

BP selects Prosafe's Safe Caledonia for Andrew Area development project
Apr 25, 2012
Prosafe has signed a contract with BP Exploration Operating Company Limited for the use of Safe Caledonia conducting accommodation support at the

Atwood Oceanics reports contract extension for the Atwood Osprey
Apr 24, 2012
Atwood Oceanics reported that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a three year contract extension by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (Chevron), for the

Transocean provides fleet status report
Apr 19, 2012
Transocean Ltd. issued a comprehensive Fleet Status Report which provides current status and contract information for the company's entire fleet of offshore drilling rigs.

Statoil launches new rig type for increased oil recovery
Apr 17, 2012
Statoil is awarding Aker Solutions a contract today for hiring of an entirely new type of rig which represents an important technological advance for the industry.

Seadrill orders a new tender rig
Apr 12, 2012
Seadrill has exercised an option to build a new tender rig at the COSCO Nantong Shipyard in China. The new unit, T18, is scheduled

Ocean Rig receives $652 million LOA for drillship
Apr 10, 2012
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. has received a Letter of Award for its ultra deepwater drillship Ocean Rig Olympia (UDW drillship), from a

Valiant secures rig slot for Handcross prospect
Apr 6, 2012
Valiant Petroleum has entered into a contract to secure a firm rig slot on the Stena Carron (UDW drillship) to drill the Handcross prospect