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 October 10th 2025. Borgland Dolphin confirmed for Repsol, Spain Noble Reacher heading for Rotterdam QatarEnergy to acquire interest in North Cleopatra off Egypt Jindal Pioneer relocated to UAE shipyard Eni restarts exploratory drilling off Libya with Scarabeo 9 Deepwater Conqueror begins...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending September 26th 2025. Noble Venturer secures Amni International charter Scarabeo 9 completes work with Burullus Ocean Apex en route to Labuan from Australia ADNOC jackups leave and enter Ocean Oilfields yards J T Angel moving to first location for ONGC Transocean Encourage heading inshore...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending September 19th 2025. Dragon Oil signs MoU with EGPC Beacon finishes campaign with Noble BlackRhino Valaris DPS-1 drilling schedule update Petrobras finds indications of hydrocarbons in Aram block Hanwha Drilling drillship Tidal Action commences maiden charter Deepsea Mira drilling BW Ener...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending September 12th 2025. Vantage Drilling converts Platinum Explorer CLOA into a contract Talos preparing for Brutus campaign in 2026 Shelf Drilling Fortress mobilised to Teal West in Block 21/24d, UK North Sea Stena Carron mobilises to ExxonMobil’s Ranger prospect Equinor receives drilling p...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending September 5th 2025. New LOI signed for Borgland Dolphin Aquamarine Driller bags 4-year extension off Qatar Well-Safe Guardian awarded 6-month deal in UK waters United granted Jamaican beach licence India preparing to launch first deepwater bid round Shell signs MoU to participate in Angol...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending August 15th 2025. Stena Don secures new contract for 2026 ExxonMobil to keep Stena Carron working into late 2026 Stena IceMAX picks up Egypt Assignment Eni exercises option on jackup Ran Noble Resilient Heading to Inch Cape Windfarm Sale of Tungsten Explorer to JV entity complete Hakuryu-...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending August 8th 2025. Noble Stanley Lafosse receives five-well extension in US Gulf Talos awards more work to drillship West Vela Noble Intrepid secures a two-well UK CCS contract Noble Resilient secures 92-day UK accommodation contract Well-Safe Defender wins multi-year UK contract Murphy awa...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 25th 2025. Noble drillship contract awarded confirmed for Bulgarian Black Sea Saipem 10000 bags Petrobel extension 150-day contract extension for Valaris Norway in the UK North Sea Short contract extension from Shell for Valaris 122 Valaris 110 bags 4-year extension with Qatar Harbou...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 18th 2025. Murphy awards Côte d’Ivoire assignment to Deepwater Skyros Petrobras extends drillship Deepwater Mykonos Nigerian court allows Dolphin Drilling to pursue arbitration award against GHL Petrobras spuds new exploration well in Agua-Marin block Noble Developer on location for...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 11th 2025. Jackup Key Manhattan receives 12-month extension Northern Ocean confirms $40 million deal for Deepsea Mira Arabian Drilling in extension discussions for suspended rig pair Perro Negro 12 early terminated by Saudi Aramco More US offshore lease sales planned under OBBB Act E...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending July 4th 2025. High Island V bags five-year extension with Saudi Aramco J T Angel’s ONGC deal firmed up Suspended jackup bags new 500-day deal Thor & Gunnlod awarded more work in Southeast Asia Velesto announces contract for Naga 5 Jackup Odin finds new assignment off Mexico following...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending June 20th 2025. Deepsea Mira to drill next Namibian well for Rhino Shell moves Deepwater Proteus to Nashville prospect Noble Discoverer on location at Petrobras’ Papayuela prospect Expansion of Northern Lights approved ANP cites record signing bonus in 5th cycle of the Permanent Concessio...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending June 13th 2025. Ocean GreatWhite arrives at Feda, Norway Shell receives Sparta drilling permits Well-Safe Protector heading to UK Southern North Sea (UK SNS) Pharos granted two-year extension on Blocks 125 and 126 Well-Safe Defender moored in the Cromarty Firth Halliburton scores 5-year c...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 30th 2025. ADNOC Drilling secures 15-year contract for two jackups Noble announces new contract with BP for jackup Noble Innovator Deepsea Atlantic moving to Equinor’s Lit prospect in PL169 Tidal Action arrives in Mauritius ANP updates status of 5th cycle of the Permanent Concession O...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 23rd 2025. 10-year deal confirmed for previously suspended Saudi jackup Velesto Naga 4 secures contract in Vietnam Eni picks up Borr jackup Ran for work off Mexico Pemex awards extensions to Borr jackups Galar, Gersemi & Grid Skald awarded Medco Energi tender Stena Don headed to P...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 16th 2025. Trident 16 gets more time with Petrobel Talks ongoing for multi-year extension for High Island V Sapphire Driller awarded Qatar multi-year extension OMV Norge obtains drilling permit for Hoffmann prospect in Norwegian North Sea Aker BP gets drilling permit for exploration d...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 9th 2025. Valaris DS-15 wins West Africa assignment Aban VIII & Jindal Explorer deals firmed up with ONGC BW Energy reaches FID on Maromba development off Brazil Naga 6 arrives at IPC location in PM307 Noble Venturer gearing up for Ghana job Murphy encounters oil off Vietnam again...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 2nd 2025. Shell awards two drillship contracts to Noble for the US Gulf Noble wins two-rig award from TotalEnergies Suriname Contract award from DNO Norge confirmed for Noble Intrepid Options exercised on Transocean Equinox deal Valaris 248 secures 730-day North Sea contract ExxonMobi...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending April 25th 2025. Hanwha Drilling takes delivery of Tidal Action Swift 10 at Wingate, UK SNS Atlantic Zonda commences drilling for Petrobras PV Drilling III drilling schedule update Galar on location in Bacab-Lum off Mexico Transocean Endurance moves to Lambert West location Murphy moves N...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending April 18th 2025. Saipem exercises option to amend Deep Value Driller bareboat charter Aker BP obtains drilling permit for Natrudstilen prospect in PL873 DNO applies to drill exploration well in PL1086 of the North Sea Hakuryu-5 schedule update Jackup Arabia I begins operations off Brazil...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending March 28th 2025. Plans firming up for Tungsten Explorer Japan Petroleum Exploration contracts Chikyu Island Drilling signs long-term P&A contract with Equinor BP sanctions Ginger & confirms Frangipani discovery Stena Don heading to Shell’s Victory field, West of Shetland Equinor o...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending March 21st 2025. Apexindo reports contract with PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam Energean awards contract for Israeli drilling campaign Hunter Queen spuds new well in Wahoo field COSLInnovator moved to Belinda well in UK CNS Prospector 1 moves to Crosgan in UK SNS Noble Resilient heading to Inve...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending March 14th 2025. Fontis receives 78-day extension for Oberon Mercury jackup extended into 2028 Neptune secured for new 16-month campaign Saturn bags new deal with Petronas off Turkmenistan Noble Viking secures Shell Brunei job Greatdrill Chaaya nabs Oil India award CPOE-16 begins move to...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending March 7th 2025. Trident 16 secures and commences new three-month contract off Egypt New contract for Noble Regina Allen Shelf Drilling confirms termination of two jackups with Saudi Aramco VAALCO farms into Ivory Coast block Drilling operations ongoing at Petrogas’ Abbey gas field in the...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending February 28th 2025. Sapura Jaya gets further extension off Angola Sapura confirms contract awards with PTTEP Thailand ExxonMobil contracts Sapura Berani for 30-month development drilling programme Perro Negro 10 to start novated Mexico deal in 2Q Quenguela contract extends into October Ta...