Noble Installs SGV on Noble BlackHornet Drillship
4, August 2026
Noble Corporation has installed a stemless gate valve on the Noble BlackHornet drillship, while recent awards added about 16 months of floater backlog.
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Noble Posts $37 Million Q2 Loss After Brazil Rig Suspensions
28, July 2026
Noble reported a $37 million net loss for the second quarter of 2026 after suspensions involving two Petrobras-contracted rigs in Brazil reduced revenue and utilisation.
Noble Viking Secures $136.2 Million Brunei Drilling Contract
12, July 2026
Noble Viking has secured a six-well offshore drilling contract in Brunei with an estimated value of $136.2 million. The programme is scheduled to begin in early 2028.
Platinum Explorer Heads to India for Three-Year ONGC Campaign
22, June 2026
Vantage Drilling’s Platinum Explorer is heading to India for a three-year ONGC contract, marking its return to work after being largely idle in Malaysian waters this year.
Valaris Backlog Reaches $4.9 billion
6, May 2026
Valaris added about $560 million through new rig contracts and extensions, raising total backlog to around $4.9 billion after recent drillship and jack-up awards.
Noble Developer Secures Guyana Well Job
27, April 2026
Noble Developer will execute a 50-day ExxonMobil well offshore Guyana after completing scheduled work with Petronas and Shell in the region.
ModuSpec Expands Rig Intake Work in Europe and Africa
18, April 2026
ModuSpec has secured about £450,000 in shipyard-based rig intake and inspection projects covering two drillships and two jack-up rigs, with work spanning Las Palmas, Croatia and Pointe-Noire ahead of offshore drilling campaigns in Europe and Africa.
Transocean Wins 390-Day Mediterranean Job for Deepwater Asgard
16, April 2026
Transocean has secured a 390-day, five-well contract for the Deepwater Asgard drillship in the Eastern Mediterranean, adding about $158 million to backlog.
Stena DrillMAX Wins Greece Exploration Work
16, April 2026
Stena Drilling has secured a new Greece campaign for Stena DrillMAX, with the drillship set to carry out an exploration well for Energean Hellas in the northwestern Ionian Sea.
