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Valeura charters jackup rig for multi-year drilling campaign in Gulf of Thailand

April 23, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) – Publisher’s Note: Valeura Energy will present at EneCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference at the Westin Downtown, August 17-19, 2026. Register to attend. (World Oil) – Valeura Energy has secured a long-term offshore drilling rig to support continued development and exploration across its Gulf of Thailand portfolio. The company has chartered the Shelf Drilling Enterprise jackup rig for a three-year term through the end

Transocean to acquire Valaris in $5.8-billion deal, creating offshore drilling giant

February 9, 2026

(World Oil) – Transocean Ltd. has agreed to acquire offshore driller Valaris Ltd. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $5.8 billion, creating what the companies say will be the world’s highest-specification offshore drilling fleet and one of the largest global offshore contractors. The combined company will have an implied enterprise value of about $17 billion and a pro forma market capitalization of

Nabors, Caturus launch 4-mile shale rig for ultra-high pressure drilling

September 25, 2025

(World Oil) – Caturus Energy has contracted Nabors Industries to deploy the PACE-X Ultra™ X33 rig, billed as the most powerful onshore drilling system currently operating in the U.S. The move marks a milestone in Caturus’ strategy to expand natural gas production from its South Texas portfolio. Caturus, which produces more than 650 MMcf of net gas equivalent per day

Namibia considers incentives to expedite TotalEnergies’ offshore development

June 20, 2025

(World Oil) – Namibia will offer financial incentives to help kick-start the development of oil fields managed by a group led by TotalEnergies, according to a special adviser in the presidency. TotalEnergies and Shell Plc in 2022 made the first in a series of finds off the coast of the southwest African nation. But the explorers have also hit dry wells,

Halliburton secures major offshore drilling contract with Petrobras

January 31, 2025

(World Oil) – Halliburton announced a contract award from Petrobras for integrated drilling services across several offshore fields in Brazil, the result of a competitive process. The contract scope includes drilling services for development and exploration wells over a three-year period. In this contract, Halliburton will provide iCruise® intelligent rotary steerable system (RSS) to reduce well time and place wells accurately,

Trump signs executive order to unleash American energy

January 21, 2025

(Oil Price) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office an executive order to unleash America’s energy by easing the barriers to oil and gas extraction and production and revoking a series of climate orders by President Biden. As pledged in the campaign and widely expected to take place on President Trump’s first day in office, the executive order

Tullow Oil confirms talks with Kosmos Energy over potential all-share takeover

December 13, 2024

(Yahoo Finance) – Kosmos Energy has confirmed that it is in “preliminary discussion” with Tullow Oil, an independent oil and gas exploration company, regarding a potential all-share takeover offer. The announcement follows recent media reports speculating about the deal. Tullow Oil, which has faced leadership changes following the resignation of CEO Rahul Dhir on 4 December, acknowledged the approach in

Namibia to begin offshore drilling at Galp Energia oil discovery site

October 23, 2024

(World Oil) – Namibia’s next wave of offshore oil drilling is set to begin with the arrival of a rig near an existing discovery made by Galp Energia SGPS S.A. Saipem SpA’s Santorini drillship showing a destination of “Mopane,” the name of the find made by Galp, arrived at the site of the field early on Wednesday, according to ship

Houston-based offshore driller Helix Energy Solutions evaluates potential sale amid market interest

October 4, 2024

(World Oil) – Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. is exploring strategic options, including a potential sale, people familiar with the matter said. The Houston-based offshore drilling services provider is working with advisers to gauge interest from potential buyers, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. Shares in Helix rose as much as 10.4% on Thursday.

The offshore drilling market is booming again

December 27, 2022

Oil Price Demand for offshore rigs for overseas drilling has soared this year even as U.S. oil-rig growth has plateaued. According to Baker Hughes, there are now 622 oil rigs operating in the U.S., down from the 683 in operation in March of 2020 at the onset of the pandemic and unchanged from six weeks ago. This has caused day

Argentina moving forward with offshore drilling despite protests

January 7, 2022

Oil Now (S&P Global Platts) Argentina plans to push forward on its first new offshore exploration drilling in years despite social protests, a government official said Jan. 6, arguing that the dangers of spills are low, and that oil and natural gas demand will remain steady over the next two to three decades as the world transitions to net-zero greenhouse

Maersk Drilling launches Horizon56 to drive offshore digitalization

December 21, 2021

World Oil For the past two years, Maersk Drilling has spearheaded an innovative effort to develop a first-of-a-kind product to support digitalization of offshore drilling processes. The solution, known as RigFlow, has now been segregated into the digitally focused company named Horizon56 A/S to drive further development and commercialization. Horizon56 has been founded as a fully-owned Maersk Drilling subsidiary, with

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