Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending March 24th 2023.
- Nigeria; jackup Shelf Drilling Baltic remaining option declared by TotalEnergies plus two more added
- Arena Offshore exercised 60-day option on jackup Enterprise 351 plus added a further 30-day option
- Egyptian Drilling jackup El Qahar I; four well extension by Energean Oil & Gas offshore Egypt (Abu Qir)
- Namibia; Vantage Drilling UDW drillship Tungsten Explorer received an extension with TotalEnergies
- Eni made an oil discovery offshore Mexico; UDW semi Valaris DPS-5
- Equinor drilled a dry well; Angulata Brent (well 34/6-6); UDW semi Transocean Spitsbergen
- Jackup Valaris 247 exited shipyard and mobilised to Southern North Sea for Perenco
- Jackup Valaris 123 moved from The Netherlands to UK waters to drill ONE-Dyas Crosgan well
- DW semi Blackford Dolphin commenced GHL 12-month contract offshore Nigeria
- Velesto Energy jackup Naga 2 operational until around end of April
- Couple of acquisitions completed
