Paul Ezekiel presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news for week ending July 15th 2022.
- Borr Drilling has reported that they have received a binding letter of award from Mubadala Petroleum for its 350 ft jackup Mist
- Saipem semis Scarabeo 9 and Scarabeo 5 will now continue operations offshore Angola with Eni into mid and early August, respectively
- Northern Offshore is reported to have signed a new contract with Eni for jackup Energy Emerger
- Eni has issued a combined Expression of Interest for a floater to cover drilling campaigns in two different countries
- Beach Energy is reportedly close to making a decision on the jackup tender issued late 2021. The workscope is to drill the Yolla-7 infill which is at the Yolla-A platform
- Heavylift Vessel GPO Grace departed from in Subic Bay, Philippines on 08 July and is currently transporting the Admarine 690 (ex-Valaris 113) and Admarine 692 (ex-Valaris 114) to the Middle East
- UK Based Harbour Energy announced that it has completed drilling of the Timpan-1 exploration well, located 150km offshore Indonesia
- Diamond Offshore mid-water semi Ocean Onyx has completed the work for Beach Energy
- Vantage Drilling, are reactivating the ultra-deepwater drillship Polaris
- Shelf Drilling has announced that one of it’s wholly owned subsidiaries has taken delivery of the jack up Deep Driller 7 and it has been renamed Shelf Drilling Victory
