Odfjell Drilling has acquired the harsh-environment rig Deepsea Bollsta from Northern Ocean, will rename it Deepsea Bergen in 2026, and has boosted backlog and refinanced with new loans and a bond.
The semi-submersible heavy-lift ship Mighty Servant 3 has loaded Neptune Marine’s DP2 cable repair vessel Neptune Curo in Rotterdam and will transport the converted barge-based unit to the USA after sea fastening.
Semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Seaway Falcon has loaded jack-up GRID at Dos Bocas, Mexico, and sailed for West Africa, ahead of planned GRID campaigns in Congo and Angola through August 2026.
Shell has chartered the semi-submersible rig Deepsea Mira from Northern Ocean for a one-well drilling campaign offshore Namibia starting in April 2026, with an option well and $16 million of firm backlog.
Brazil’s Petrobras has issued a tender dated 8 December 2025 for decommissioning and reuse work on ageing FPSOs P-35 and P-37 from the Marlim field in the Campos basin.
Seatrium Offshore Technology has secured a repeat contract from International Maritime Industries for Kingdom 4, a LeTourneau Super 116E Class jack-up rig, deepening offshore drilling cooperation in the Kingdom.
Noble Corporation plc will sell six jackup rigs for about $424 million, with five units going to Borr Drilling Limited and one to Ocean Oilfield Drilling, leaving Noble focused on deepwater and ultra-harsh jackups.
COSCO Shipping has agreed a $7 billion framework with China State Shipbuilding to build 87 new vessels across its fleet, adding to an already large orderbook of containerships, bulkers and tankers.
TotalEnergies will merge its UK offshore assets with Neo Next Energy to form Neo Next+, expected to be the largest independent oil and gas producer in the UK with output above 250,000 boe/d in 2026.
