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Valaris announces multiple offshore contracts

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) has kicked off the New Year by announcing a flurry of contracts. Today it reported that it has been awarded the following new contracts: One-well

Vlaris president and CEO Tom Burke

Offshore driller exits Chapter 11

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris — which until a 2019 name change was called EnscoRowan — reports that on April 30, 2021, it completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Rystad sees offshore drilling set for two-year uptick

After a challenging 2020, oil and gas demand recovery — supported by vaccination efforts and OPEC+ supply cuts — is proving good for drilling activity, says Oslo, Norway, headquartered consultancy Rystad Energy.

Transocean books five year, $830 million Chevron contract

DECEMBER 31, 2018 — In a year-end morale booster for the offshore drilling industry, Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) reported Friday that it had signed a rig design and construction management contract, as

Borr to activate four more

OCTOBER 4, 2018 — In another sign of increasing optimism in the offshore drilling market, Tor Olav Troim’s Borr Drilling Limited has decided to start the activation of four additional newbuild jack-ups.

Transocean to acquire Ocean Rig for $2.7 billion

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 — Offshore drilling contractors Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) and Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ: ORIG) report that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Transocean will

Odfjell drilling inks six-well contract for Deepsea Atlantic

MAY 25, 2018 — Equinor (the company formerly known as Statoil) has awarded Odfjell Drilling a contract for the sixth-generation semisubmersible Deepsea Atlantic for six firm wells with an estimated total duration

New York and New Jersey move to block offshore drilling

MAY 7, 2018 — The Trump Administration’s plans to open up Atlantic waters for offshore drilling continue to face mounting resistance from coastal states. Back in March, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

Trump Administration offshore drilling plan meets strong opposition

JANUARY 12, 2018 — There’s growing opposition to plans announced January 4, by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to make “over 90 percent of the total OCS acreage and more than 98 percent

VIDEO: Trump signs America-first offshore energy order

APRIL 28, 2017 — Setting the stage for many likely legal challenges, President Donald J. Trump today issued an Executive Order aimed at implementing an America-first offshore energy strategy. As well as

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