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-year contract with GEMPETCO for jackup Rig 141
- Six discoveries – four in UK waters, one offshore Suriname, and one offshore Turkey
- Petroleum Safety Authority Norway grants three consents; two to Aker BP and one to Wellesley
- Borr Drilling jackup Gunnlod now drilling Sirung-2 well in Block SK405B for PTTEP Sarawak
- Velesto jackup Naga 3 enroute to Labuan, East Malaysia
- Carbon footprint reduction; Stepwise and Diamond Offshore team up