Seadrill Wins New Work for West Capella and West Elara
22, January 2026
Seadrill awarded new contracts for West Capella in Malaysia and West Elara with Equinor AS in Norway, while extending West Carina through April 2026.
offshore drilling
Lime Petroleum concludes Brage drilling
21, January 2026
Lime Petroleum has completed a three-well drilling campaign on the Brage platform, including the Talisker producer and exploration well, while the operator of Bestla (PL740) has finished a multi-well programme with the Deepsea Yantai rig, adding commercial oil in Cook, Statfjord and Brent Group formations.
Valeura maps 2026 Thailand drilling after Gulf campaign
16, January 2026
Valeura Energy has finished a nine-well campaign on Block B5/27 in the Gulf of Thailand and plans a 16-well 2026 program across its Thai fields, supported by a rig and Wassana redevelopment work.
HARIMA rig starts drilling on Emeraude AA
13, January 2026
Dixstone’s new HARIMA modular drilling rig has started its first well from the Emeraude AA platform offshore the Republic of Congo, following completion of endurance testing and connection to the field power grid.
Petrobras Halts Morpho Well After Drilling Fluid Loss
8, January 2026
Petrobras has halted drilling at the Morpho well in the Foz do Amazonas Basin after 15 m³ (15,000 litres) of synthetic-based drilling mud leaked from auxiliary lines on the offshore rig.
Petrobras contains Morpho well fluid-loss incident
7, January 2026
Petrobras has paused Morpho well drilling after losing about 15 m³ of synthetic fluid, as Ibama classifies the offshore event as low severity with no environmental risk.
Borr Drilling adds Mexico extension, lines up US work
6, January 2026
Borr Drilling confirms new jack-up work: Ran extends in Mexico for a 75-day ENI well, while Odin secures a US two-well programme with an optional third, starting mid-2026.
Transocean lifts backlog with Brazil, Norway rig deals
6, January 2026
Transocean secures new Brazil and Norway work for Deepwater Mykonos and Transocean Enabler, lifting firm backlog by about $168 million through contracts with BP, Equinor and Petrobras.
ASRY Completes ADES Holding Rig Repair and Upgrade Works
31, December 2025
ASRY completed rig repair and upgrade works for ADES Holding in 2025, preparing ADM-501/ADM-504 for Nigeria and completing ADM-503/ADM-511 for Thailand and Brazil.
