Deep Value Driller AS extended Saipem’s amended bareboat charter to 31 July 2026 and prolonged the $300 million purchase option to 16 February 2026, with a 365-day extension option to 2027.
Saipem reports Aker BP has taken a third option on Scarabeo 8, adding a $157 million year (fuel/add-ons excluded) and keeping the unit scheduled offshore Norway into 2028.
Tenaz Energy Group’s 2026 budget outlines wells and workovers on its Dutch North Sea JDA and L blocks and partner-operated licences, using jackups Shelf Drilling Winner, Borr Prospector 1 and Noble Resolute.
OMV Petrom and NewMed Energy are nearing year-end drilling in Bulgaria’s Han Asparuh block as Noble’s Globetrotter I arrives for a two-well, €170 million offshore exploration programme.
Seadrill has secured new contracts for West Neptune, Sevan Louisiana and Sonangol Quenguela in the U.S. Gulf and offshore Angola, adding about $48 million in backlog and extending work into early 2027.
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.
Valaris Limited has signed a multi-year $300 million contract with Shell for the drillship VALARIS DS-8 on the Orca project offshore Brazil, with operations starting in Q1 2027.
Deepwater semi-submersible SSV Catarina will remain on hire with Eni Indonesia after drilling the Konta-1 gas discovery in the Kutei basin, with a new option well extending work into Q2 2026 and adding $20 million of backlog.
Santos has lodged an environment plan with NOPSEMA for a Bedout Basin program offshore Australia, allowing as many as seven exploration and appraisal wells between Q3 2026 and Q3 2031 using semi-sub and jack-up MODUs.
