Drilling Contractor

Vaalco Energy contracted a rig and began drilling six additional development wells in Egypt’s Eastern Desert in early May, without increasing its full-year 2026 capital budget. drillingcontractor.org/vaalco-kicks-o…

PetroVietnam Drilling secured a jackup contract with Zarubezhneft for a development drilling campaign at the Thien Nga–Hai Au field in Block 12/11 offshore Vietnam. drillingcontractor.org/pv-drilling-wi…

The campaign, which concluded at the end of 2025, employed horizontal and U-shaped wells to increase oil recovery while reducing operational risks. drillingcontractor.org/perenco-comple…

Seadrill secured several contract awards across the US Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and Angola, according to the company’s 11 May fleet status report. drillingcontractor.org/seadrill-secur…

Infrastructure work to position the rig at the field is progressing, along with electromechanical preparations required to tie in new wells to existing facilities. drillingcontractor.org/petrotal-contr…

Weatherford will deliver its G3 Integrated Riser Joint MPD system along with turnkey rig preparation, system integration, and a long-term aftermarket maintenance package. drillingcontractor.org/weatherford-aw…

Clay Gaspar continues as President and CEO of the combined company. Tom Jorden, formerly CEO of Coterra, serves as non-executive chairman of the board. drillingcontractor.org/devon-energy-c…

Odfjell Technology secured a three-year platform drilling contract with EnQuest for operations on the Magnus platform in the UK North Sea. drillingcontractor.org/odfjell-techno…

Weatherford was awarded a contract with Constellation Oil Services to expand its services on the ultra-deepwater semisubmersible Gold Star, operating offshore Brazil in the Campos and Espírito Santo basins. drillingcontractor.org/weatherford-wi…

Offshore Equatorial Guinea, the joint venture at Block G is evaluating potential infill drilling campaigns in the Okume Complex using a conventional jackup in shallow water, alongside subsea infill wells at the Ceiba field. drillingcontractor.org/panoro-plans-f…

Rig-3 is a purpose-built, fully winterized Arctic drilling unit with prior North Slope operating history. 88 Energy previously used the rig during its 2019 and 2020 North Slope drilling campaigns. drillingcontractor.org/88-energy-cont…

The well, drilled in approximately 2,000 m of water to a total depth of about 5,100 m, intersected a substantial gas column in the targeted Miocene interval. drillingcontractor.org/eni-tests-geli…

The rig, an F&G ExD Millennium dynamically positioned unit delivered from Jurong Shipyard in 2012, had been stacked in Malaysia after completing work with Woodside offshore Australia in November 2025. drillingcontractor.org/valaris-sells-…

The contract covers an initial three-year term with two optional one-year extensions. SLDC will deploy two 3,000-hp land rigs at the field, with operations for both expected to commence in November 2026. drillingcontractor.org/sldc-wins-two-…

The operation was performed for Aker BP at the Idun Nord field in the Norwegian Sea, using a work-class ROV controlled from DeepOcean’s ROC in Haugesund, Norway, with a second ROV operated from the project vessel in the field. drillingcontractor.org/deepocean-comp…

A prospective drilling location adjacent to the discovery could extend the resource beyond the base development case. drillingcontractor.org/drilling-begin…

Weatherford was awarded multiple managed pressure drilling (MPD) contracts and a global aftermarket agreement with Noble Corporation, covering equipment delivery, a system upgrade and fleet-wide lifecycle support. drillingcontractor.org/weatherford-wi…

Vår Energi exercised a second option for COSL Drilling Europe’s semisubmersible COSLPioneer on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. drillingcontractor.org/var-energi-exe…

Among jackup awards, Brunei Shell Petroleum extended jackup VALARIS 115 for two years, with the extension set to begin in April 2027 in direct continuation of the existing program. drillingcontractor.org/valaris-lands-…

The acquisition adds MPD capabilities to Expro’s portfolio, including technologies designed to manage narrow drilling windows, improve wellbore control and reduce non-productive time, and can simplify well designs by reducing casing requirements. drillingcontractor.org/expro-to-acqui…