Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending January 23rd 2026.
- West Carina scores short-term extension with Petrobras
- West Capella awarded new Malaysian contract
- West Elara scoops accommodation contract with Equinor
- Borr Drilling renames Noble Regina Allen
- Chevron mobilises Deepwater Asgard to Tahiti field
- Saipem 10000 commences deepwater drilling in Libya’s Gulf of Sirte
- Bluewhale-1 enters Myanmar waters
- Two more jackups return to work with Aramco
- Deepwater Thalassa finishes operations with Shell
- C-NLOER updates multiple licence statuses
