The RigLogix Podcast

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending June 2nd 2023. Jackup Hakuryu-11 committed to Q3 2024 Not one but two contracts for MDW semi Deepsea Yantai Operator OKEA confirmed for recent MDW semi Transocean Endurance contract Velesto Drilling confirms new deal for jackup Naga 2 NPD approves drilling permit to drill well 30/11-15 in PL0...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending May 26th 2023. Borr Drilling secures new Americas contract for jackup Ran Carigali-PTT Operating Co declares four-well option on Borr jackup Thor BW Energy declares option well on Borr jackup Norve LLOG adds three months to Seadrill UDW drillship West Neptune contract Three jackup extensions...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending May 19th 2023. Two-year unconditional letter of award for Vantage Drilling jackup Soehanah Vantage Drilling jackup Topaz Driller receives new conditional letter of award for West Africa work Change of location for DrillCo UDW drillship ODN II Equinor applies to drill an exploration well in PL...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending May 12th 2023. Velesto secures work for three of its jackups (Naga 3, Naga 4 and Naga 6) Shell extends DW semi Ocean Endeavor for two more wells BP declared the first of eight options on UDW semi Ocean GreatWhite MDW semi Ocean Patriot picks up a two-well contract with Repsol UDW drillship Oc...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending May 5th 2023. New contract and option exercised on MDW semi Transocean Endurance Fifth optional well exercised on UDW semi Transocean Norge UDW semi Transocean Barents confirmed for Lebanon work New contract award for jackup Valaris Norway Harbour Energy extends jackup Valaris 92 ExxonMobil a...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending April 28th 2023. Idle Shelf Drilling jackup Adriatic secures a 90-day contract off Nigeria for an undisclosed operator New Norwegian contract for jackup Shelf Drilling Barsk Norwegian Petroleum Directorate approves two drilling permits  Petroleum Safety Authority Norway grants Equinor consent...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending April 21st 2023. IOOC extends Petrogohar Farasahel Kish (PGFK) jackup Paradise for two-years UDW drillship Santorini secures two-year contract extension with Eni Operational challenges at IOG’s Blythe H2 well could delay the drilling schedule by up to four weeks Jackup Shelf Drilling Sce...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending April 14th 2023. Borr Drilling jackup Hild secures Latin America contract UDW newbuild drillship Stena Evolution confirmed for Shell US Gulf of Mexico Cantium LLC exercises one-year option on jackup Enterprise 205 QatarGas finalises contract extensions with Northern Offshore for three of...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending April 7th 2023. First E&P exercised one-well option on jackup Shelf Drilling Mentor DW semi Ocean Apex enroute to Singapore UDW semi SSV Catarina moving to Batam, Indonesia Transocean newbuild UDW drillship Deepwater Titan nears Namibia enroute to US GoM Odfjell-managed MDW semi Deep...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending March 31st 2023. Transocean adds $382 million in firm contract backlog from Equinor for two Cat D semi’s MDW semi Transocean Endurance leaving North Sea  One 60-day well option exercised by Wintershall DEA on UDW semi Transocean Norge Equinor exercised an option on MDW semi COSLPromoter...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending March 24th 2023. Nigeria; jackup Shelf Drilling Baltic remaining option declared by TotalEnergies plus two more added Arena Offshore exercised 60-day option on jackup Enterprise 351 plus added a further 30-day option Egyptian Drilling jackup El Qahar I; four well extension by Energean Oi...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending March 17th 2023. Murphy Oil exercised two existing priced options on UDW drillship Noble Stanley Lafosse QatarNorth exercised the final option on UDW drillship Noble Faye Kozack Saipem confirmed UDW drillship Deep Value Driller Contract with Eni, Ivory Coast Operational delays for jackup...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending March 3rd 2023. Murphy Oil exercised two existing priced options on UDW drillship Noble Stanley Lafosse  QatarNorth exercised the final option on UDW drillship Noble Faye Kozack  Saipem confirmed UDW drillship Deep Value Driller Contract with Eni, Ivory Coast  Operational delays for jack...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending February 24th 2023.  Valaris adds backlog to four jackups and one drillship; and preservation stacks one jackup Saipem confirms bareboat charter (BBC) of 7th gen UDW drillship Deep Value Driller Woodside planning Pluto development well Neptune Energy planning to drill an exploration well...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending February 17th 2023. Borr Drilling - additional work for three jackups plus activating last idle jackup   Well-Safe and Apache strike a multi-year framework agreement for North Sea decommissioning work   Jackup PV Drilling III extended by Hibiscus Petroleum   Tender-assist barge T-15 secu...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending February 10th 2023. BP extends contract for UDW drillship Stena IceMAX to operate in the US Gulf of Mexico for two years UDW drillships Stena Carron and Stena DrillMAX each land a one-year extension with ExxonMobil Petrobras chooses UDW drillship Valaris DS-8 Shelf Drilling secures one-y...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending February 3rd 2023. Transocean bags 910-day contract for stacked UDW drillship Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 Shelf Drilling confirms short extension for jackup Baltic with TotalEnergies, Nigeria MDW semi Stena Spey lands a one-well contract with Ithaca Energy Japan Drilling secures new deal for...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending January 27th 2023. Noble secured work for three drillships in the Gulf of Mexico UDW drillship Noble Gerry De Souza confirmed for minimum nine-months offshore Nigeria Ocyan secured long-term deal with PRIO owner/operator of DW semi Capricorn EOG Resources exercised early termination righ...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending January 20th 2023. Grinnav-managed UDW semi Frida contracted by Pemex for three-years offshore Mexico  Two-year contracts each for Perforadora Mexico jackups; Campeche, Chihuahua, Zacatecas & Tabasco Borr Drilling secured two-well campaign for jackup Ran ONGC awards three-year contra...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news for week ending January 13th 2023. LOA for MDW semi Blackford Dolphin offshore Nigeria Shelf Drilling secures additional work for two jackups; Trident II and Trident 16 Arabian Drilling jackup Arabdrill 150 secures five-year contract Additional scope of work added to GSP jackup Uranus’ contract with Trillion Energy Valar...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news for week ending December 16th 2022. MDW semi Deepsea Mira exchanging the cold North Sea for warmer waters 90-day option exercised by Cantium LLC on jackup Valaris 144 Diamond Offshore secures 150-day contract with BP for UDW drillship Vela MDW semi COSLInnovator confirmed for work in the UK North Sea to commence Q1...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news for week ending December 9th 2022. Three-year extensions for two ARO Drilling jackups Eni commits to two Shelf Drilling jackups offshore Italy Transocean and Petrobras finalise contracts for two UDW drillships Norwegian Environment Agency received three applications pertaining to drilling offshore Norway Petronas Ca...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news for week ending December 2nd 2022. Equinor exercised priced options on Deepsea Atlantic  Pemex exercised options on Gulf Driller jackups  Talos Energy extends contract end date of UDW semi Sevan Louisiana  Var Energi’s updated well schedule sees West Phoenix operating longer  Equnior received consent to drill Heisenberg...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news for week ending November 25th 2022. Jackup Shelf Drilling Tenacious extended by Cabinda Gulf offshore Angola UDW drillship Capella contracted for a four-well plus options contract Jackup Valaris 247 secures work with Perenco in Southern North Sea One more well for MDW semi Essar Wildcat for PT Pertamina Hulu Energi...

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news for week ending November 18th 2022. Shelf Drilling jackup Harvey H Ward awarded a five-year firm plus options contract Saudi Aramco secures two more Saipem jackups  Saudi Aramco exercises option on Saipem-managed jackup Sea Lion  Saipem confirms two contracts for UDW drillship Saipem 12000  Eni exercises option on j...