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 June 26th 2026. Carmen appraisal confirms gas/condensate discovery in PL1148; Deepsea Yantai moves to next location Swift 10 completes Sean Papa P&A in UK and moves to Wintershall Noordzee’s A-Field in German waters Murphy Oil hits oil at Bubale-1X offshore Côte d’Ivoire Noble Globetr...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending June 19th 2026. Vår Energi extends COSLPioneer contract Transocean Norge bags five-well contract with Harbour Energy  Transocean Equinox secures two-well contract with Santos North Sea operator issues LOI to extend Odfjell Technology drilling services contract through 2028 Harbour Energy...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending June 12th 2026. Noble confirms $320K/D BP Contract for Noble Claus Bachmann CPOC exercises first option on Topaz Driller Barbados offering up to 19 offshore blocks COSLProspector mobilising to the Fenja field Petrobras moves to expand offshore footprint in Ivory Coast Oxy joins ExxonMobil...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 29th 2026. New Southeast Asia contract confirmed for Soehanah Jackup Defender receives another short extension from Pemex Harbour Energy completes sale of non-core assets in Indonesia Furie planning up to three wells from ALP platform using Spartan 151 Panoro targeting Equatorial Guin...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 22nd 2026. ADES converts Shelf Drilling Winner One-Year Term into Three-Year Firm Contract with Tenaz Petronas Carigali selects SinoOcean Peace for East Java programme Swift 10 secures new work in German waters Sif secures first assignment under new manager Borr Drilling Well-Safe Sol...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 15th 2026. Dolphin Drilling converts LOI into firm contract for Paul B Loyd Jr PV Drilling secures contract for jackup with Zarubezhneft Main Pass IV awarded new deal offshore Nigeria with Belbop West Carina expected to finish with Petrobras in mid-June Oil India keeps Blackford Dolph...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 8th 2026. Valaris 122 picks up two-well INEOS contract and Adura extension GE Vernova extends Valaris 248 Accommodation contract, keeping Valaris 120 working EIS until August Shelf Drilling Victory lands multi-year deal with Seplat Brunei Shell keeps Valaris 115 for another two years...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 1st 2026. Planet One take Noble Venturer for Ghana Drill Noble Courage extended for 1,115 days with Petrobras Noble GreatWhite gets three-wells in UK waters and a new name ExxonMobil picks up Noble Developer for one well off Guyana Noble Deliverer returning to Australia for Woodside E...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending April 24th 2026. LLOG firms up time on West Vela, West Neptune Valeura takes Shelf Drilling Enterprise for three years Well-Safe Solutions awarded major decommissioning project in the UK Forties field Saipem 12000 arrives in Walvis Bay Incident on Deepsea Atlantic halts operations at Rose...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending April 17th 2026. Chevron extends term with Shelf Drilling Scepter Transocean extends backlog for Deepwater Corcovado Borgland Dolphin in new $230 million letter of intent Stena Drilling confirms contract for Greece’s first deepwater well Deepwater Asgard to swap US Gulf for Mediterranean...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending April 10th 2026. Seadrill secures $480 million contract extension for West Polaris Valaris DS-4 awarded 1,064-day extension with Petrobras Dolphin Drilling signs LOI with Undisclosed Operator for semisub Paul B Loyd Jr Foresea secures two more years with Petrobras for Norbe VI PV Drilling...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending March 13th 2026. Trident 16 extended until November Borr update on Middle East jackup operations following hostilities Amni starts Nigeria drill with Shelf Drilling Victory Valeura successfully completes Manora field drilling campaign NEO NEXT Energy secures extension of P2358 licence Mer...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending March 6th 2026. Naga 2 secures five-year contract with Petronas Carigali Hercules lands $170 million Canadian job Deepwater Thalassa heading to Mexico ahead of Woodside charter Noble BlackRhino commences Beacon Offshore charter Equinor cleared to use Deepsea Bollsta in the Johan Sverdrup...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending February 20th 2026. Valaris 248 extension adds over $2M to Valaris’ backlog Valaris Norway contract status update Eni keeping jackup Natt through February Njord snags two-year LOA from Pemex Esso exercises final option on Valaris 107 GB Energy contracts Valaris 107 for three wells PTTEP e...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending February 6th 2026. Shell sells down Orca interest in Brazil to KUFPEC Deepsea Mira moves to Walvis Bay Hakuryu-14 drilling schedule update Hakuryu-11 on second well for Murphy Vietnam West Gemini starts drilling at Katambi appraisal Unitisation deal signed for YoYo-Yolanda project OMV Pet...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending January 30th 2026. Well-Safe Guardian Option Taken Up by NEO NEXT Energy  Noble GreatWhite Lands Three-Year Contract for Operations off Norway Noble Gerry de Souza Lined up for new Nigerian job Noble BlackRhino awarded new work with Beacon in US Gulf Noble Endeavor contract confirmed for...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending January 23rd 2026. West Carina scores short-term extension with Petrobras West Capella awarded new Malaysian contract West Elara scoops accommodation contract with Equinor Borr Drilling renames Noble Regina Allen Chevron mobilises Deepwater Asgard to Tahiti field Saipem 10000 commences de...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending January 16th 2026. Energy Emerger headed to Oman for new deal in March Navitas agrees to farm-in to the North Falklands Basin licence Lebanon signs agreement with international firms to explore area bordering Israel Shelf Drilling Fortress demobilising to Invergordon, Scotland PETRONAS fi...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending December 19th 2025. Seadrill scores four-month extension with LLOG Seadrill locks in five more wells for Sonangol Quenguela Seadrill picks up new assignment for Sevan Louisiana in US Gulf Vår Energi extends pair of COSL semisub contracts Aker BP extends Scarabeo 8 contract through 2028 Ar...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending December 12th 2025. Deepwater Skyros scoops Australia award Eni declares third option on SSV Catarina contract Deepsea Mira wins more work off Namibia Valaris wins Shell Brazil drillship charter Seatrium secures repeat jackup contract from IMI for Kingdom 4 Noble Corporation announces pla...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending November 28th 2025. Trident 16 to stay with Petrobel longer Constellation secures LOI with Karoon for Atlantic Star Petrobras signs short extension for Constellation semisub Gold Star Amaralina Star contract extended with Petrobras ADES Compact Driller secures two-year contract in Brunei...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending November 14th 2025. Deepsea Mira extended with BW Energy for well test Noble Resilient demobilised to Invergordon Admarine 511 commences charter with Petrobras Serica Energy loses out to NEO NEXT for BP’s stake in Culzean TotalEnergies picks up licence offshore Guyana GPO Sapphire transpo...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending November 7th 2025. Odfjell Technology and Serica Energy extend MSA for two more years Borr scoops inaugural US Gulf contract with jackup Odin Seadrill bags extension for Sonangol Quenguela Seadrill confirms new charter for Sevan Louisiana with Walter O&G Talos adds more backlog on Wes...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending October 31st 2025. Borr awarded extensions for three jackups off Mexico Petronas exercises one-well option for Noble Developer Noble Resolute picks up one-year contract in the Dutch North Sea Noble Interceptor wins 150-day accommodation scope off Norway PV Drilling VIII secures one-year c...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending October 17th 2025. Valaris DS-12 confirmed for new BP Egypt gig Shell to release Deepwater Thalassa in March 2026 Chevron foregoes final option on Deepwater Asgard Transocean Spitsbergen scheduled to run longer with Equinor Transocean Norge finishing around six months earlier than origina...