Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending November 3rd 2023.
- ADNOC Drilling getting jackup Aras Driller in 2024
- Noble announced one new contract (Noble Resilient); extensions on two drillships (Noble Globetrotter I & II) plus a jackup (Noble Reacher); and a slight schedule change on another drillship (Noble Gerry de Souza)
- A total of five new contracts for Valaris pertaining to jackups Valaris 123, Valaris 72 & Valaris 249; UDW semi Valaris DPS-5; UDW drillship Valaris DS-15; plus extensions for a drillship (Valaris DS-9) and a jackup (Valaris 118)
- ONGC Letter of Award for Jagson jackup Sea Challenger offshore India
- Foresight Drilling in receipt of a Letter of Award for two jackups