Transocean Ltd. has secured a 365-day contract for the 12,000-ft drillship Deepwater Atlas with bp in the US GOM. Norwegian operator Aker BP has extended the contract for Saipem’s 10,000-ft semisub ...

The offshore rig market is experiencing a period of rapid growth, driven by notable advancements in Guyana, Brazil, and the Middle East, infill drilling activities in West Africa, and renewed ...

According to a recent Wood Mackenzie report, floating rig utilization has rebounded to levels last seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, with rates experiencing a 40% surge over the past year. According ...

One of the rigs, called Phobus, is being built in Mississippi, The Sun Herald reported. The oil rig was towed all the way from Texas to Pascagoula, ST Engineering's VP of operations said. See more ...

Consultant Westwood Global Energy expects the global offshore rig market in 2024 will see further utilisation growth, building on last year’s post-pandemic recovery that saw floating units’ dayrates ...

The contractor posted net income for the period of $174 million, or $0.68 per share, compared with $127.6 million, or $0.50 per share, for the same period a year ago. The most recent quarter included ...

As SpaceX focuses on sending its giant Starship into orbit next month from Boca Chica, it’s stepping away from the notion of conducting launches from offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico — for now ...