The RigLogix Podcast

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 12th 2024. ADES standard jackup extended for 10 years First Lavrans well in the Kristin South area comes online Hercules moves to Sitka prospect offshore Canada Scarabeo 8 moving to next well location for Aker BP Ocean GreatWhite completes well and moves to the next Valaris Norway ar...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 5th 2024. Saipem 10000 extended through end of this year Shelf Drilling Winner bags new Danish contract Consents for North Sea drilling given to Aker BP & Equinor SSV Catarina completes well for Eni Vietnam Shelf Drilling Fortress schedule update Tranoscean Spitsbergen moved to H...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending June 28th 2024. Hess extends Transocean drillship deal by 365 days Deepsea Bollsta secures new contract off Namibia Eurasia Drilling jackup to operate off Turkmenistan until 2Q 2025 Greatdrill Chetna to remain on hire until October Valaris 106 arrives offshore south Sumatra Masira confirm...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending June 21st 2024. Valaris DPS-1 Field Move Valaris DS-15 commences exploration drilling offshore Brazil Kingdom 2 gearing up to begin maiden contract, Saudi Arabia Transocean Norge moving inshore Norway Well-Safe Defender finally mobilising to Buchan field Julimar Development Drilling EP ap...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending June 14th 2024. Energy Emerger moving back to UAE PV Drilling secures bundled services package for Dai Hung Development On track for first gas end of 2024 – Fenix gas field, offshore Argentina Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 starts Chola-1 drill PGNiG Tomcat exploration well – audit result Dolphi...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending June 7th 2024. Noble to acquire Diamond Offshore ExxonMobil extends Stena Carron deal Murphy Oil extends Noble drillship Woodside exercises second option on Transocean Endurance Transocean Norge secures additional work with Wintershall Dea Transocean Spitsbergen LOI converts to a firm con...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for 10 days preceeding May 22nd 2024. Southern Oil picks up inland barge Parker 55B SMS Joy bags 100-day Nigerian deal Odfjell Technology secures contract with COSL Drilling ADES firms up Thai jackup deal Diamond Offshore finalises two-year extension for Ocean BlackHawk Equinor extends Deepsea Aberdeen Arabi...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending May 10th 2024. ADES bags deal for another suspended jackup BP exercises one-well option on Noble Innovator Foxtrot signs up Ocean BlackRhino for one-well West Neptune’s contract extended through 4Q 2025 New contract confirmed for Noble Resolve offshore Spain Oritsetimeyin firm until September...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending May 3rd 2024. Contract award, extensions, termination and a suspension for Valaris  Options exercised on COSLPromoter Beacon extends Deepwater Atlas Shelf Drilling Fortress secures UK contract Archer nets two-year drilling services contract extension Transocean Spitsbergen bags new LOI Dolphi...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending April 26th 2024. LOA for Shelf Drilling Fortress Scarabeo 9 extended into Q1 2025 Setty in Saudi Aramco suspension rumour COSL names three of the four jackups suspended by Saudi Aramco Shelf Drilling suspended Saudi Arabia jackups named Galp estimates Mopane discovery at 10 billion boe at lea...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending April 19th 2024. ADES confirmed for Qatar contract Deepwater Skyros committed through late 2025 Prospect 1 contract update Three Transocean North Sea harsh-environment semi’s and one drillship running slightly longer Valaris DS-15 headed to Rio de Janerio Shell receives first drilling permit...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending April 12th 2024. Borr lands contract for three jackups Shelf Drilling Barsk secures two contract extensions with Equinor in NCS Energean completes Moroccan farm-in and confirm rig contract Deepsea Stavanger moving to Brokk-Mju prospect (PL025) Ocean Patriot moving to second and final P&A...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending April 5th 2024. Hess & Transocean finalise Deepwater Asgard extension Noble drillship contract option exercised  SSV Catarina prepares to mobilise for Eni Vietnam COSLPioneer contract confirmed T-15 commences three-year gig with PTTEP Middle East jackups - five drillers hit by contract su...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending March 29th 2024. Petronas awards three jackup contracts to Velesto ADES receives LOI from PTTEP Thailand Brava Star to undertake shallow drilling for Petrobras Noble Integrator gets nod for next well Energy Emerger begins work off Oman Mubadala spuds Tangkulo-1 well Transocean drillship arriv...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending March 22nd 2024. Petrobras finalises Nanhai VIII (ex Ba Hao) charter Prospector 1 picks up work with ONE-Dyas Libongos returns to work in Block 15/06 offshore Angola Talos to drill Katmai West well and plans to complete Sunspear discovery Aban II charter not ending yet Abdulhamid Han complete...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending March 15th 2024. Archer bags Brazil platform services contract Another 90-days for WFD 400 Equinor extends platform rig charters with Archer, KCA Deutag & Odfjell Prime Energy selects Noble Viking for Malampaya Project Dolphin Drilling firms up award for India job Equinor gets the go ahea...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending March 8th 2024. Rig 141 occupied into Q1 2026 Baltic confirmed for new Nigerian job Ocean BlackHornet nets two-year extension ODN II secures extension from Petrobras Trident II heads back to work for ONGC Geological sidetrack drilling consent for Equinor in PL827 SB Ocean Patriot mobilized to...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending March 1st 2024. Dolphin Drilling signs LOA with Oil India Masirah Oil inks contract for use of Energy Emerger Vela contract term extended New well location for Deepsea Bollsta Valaris DPS-5 arrived offshore Mexico Consent for three exploration wells in the Barents for Aker BP Ocean Patriot ge...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending February 23rd 2024. Final option declared on Tungsten Explorer deal DNO contracts Noble Invincible for one well offshore Norway Noble Gerry De Souza extended for at least nine months Var Energi extends the services of KCA Deutag Noble Faye Kozack Brazil campaign start delayed to July Noble Re...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending February 16th 2024.  Jackup Thor receives two-well award in Southeast Asia  Jackup Thor receives two-well award in Southeast Asia Valeura extends jackup Mist through Q3 2025 Jackup Norve bags two-month Gabon extension New backlog for Enterprise jackup Petrogas E&P Netherlands extends jack...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending February 9th 2024. Shared Ownership of Tungsten Explorer via new joint venture (JV) Valaris bags two-well drilling program - Selene & Pensacola in UK SNS Option exercised on jackup COSLBoss  Diamond Offshore drillship extended for two-years Ocean Patriot confirmed by Serica Energy’s two-w...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending February 2nd 2024. Harbour Energy takes another option on Capella Seadrill gets Talos Energy’s US GoM contract Titania FE bags year-long extension with Pemex West Auriga contract term revised Eni Mexico drilling update Olinda Star completes latest ONGC contract Wintershall Dea obtains consent...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending January 26th 2024. Caspian Driller awarded three-year extension in Turkmenistan Back to work for Transocean drillship  COSL confirms contract award for jackup in Indonesia Noble Venturer drilling for Tullow Oil offshore Ghana ahead of schedule Island Innovator kicks off new drilling campaign...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending January 19th 2024. Abu Qir extends time with Egyptian Drilling jackup Pair of Stena drillships bag more time with ExxonMobil Odfjell Technology secures long-term drilling services contract Rhino charges ahead with Namibian rig campaign Harbour Energy confirm successful Leverett appraisal Vale...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending January 12th 2024. Jackup Noble Resilient Awarded Danish P&A Contract LLOG declares option on UDW drillship Noble Valiant Jackup Valaris 123 Lands Contract with Ithaca Energy Shell exercised two, one-well priced options on jackup Valaris 121 Contract award for jackup Valaris Stavanger con...