Odfjell Drilling has received a three-year Vår Energi LOA for Deepsea Bergen worth an estimated $518 million, extending the semi-submersible rig’s firm backlog to Q1 2031.
Odfjell Drilling expects to recover about $37 million after Norway’s Supreme Court declined to hear a tax authority appeal involving Odfjell Offshore.
Odfjell Drilling has returned Deepsea Atlantic to operations following the April 2026 equipment handling incident that damaged the rig’s BOP system and suspended drilling activities.
Odfjell Drilling has secured a one-year Aker BP extension for Deepsea Nordkapp, extending the semi-submersible rig’s firm contract period through the end of 2028.
Equinor has received a drilling permit for the 30/8-7 S wellbore in production license 190. Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Bergen rig is set for the North Sea wildcat.
Aker BP has received Norwegian approval to drill the Freke Nord exploration well in North Sea block 15/6 using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Nordkapp rig.
Odfjell Drilling has halted operations on Deepsea Atlantic after a blowout preventer dropped to the seabed, with recovery work and an investigation now under way.
Odfjell Drilling says Hercules has secured a new drilling contract for offshore Canada, with the company continuing as rig manager on behalf of SFL Corporation Ltd. The campaign is scheduled to start in Q1 2027.
Equinor has secured Norwegian consent to use Deepsea Bollsta for drilling, completion, temporary plugging and workover on Johan Sverdrup, following a rig contract extension tied to an eight-well program.
