A fire on the Habitat platform off Santa Barbara was contained after a gas leak ignited during decommissioning, with 26 workers evacuated and no reported environmental impact.
Dolphin Drilling has finalized a long-term contract with Harbour Energy for Paul B Loyd Jr in the UK North Sea, adding about $150 million to its backlog.
Seadrill added more than $860 million in rig awards across the U.S. Gulf, Brazil and Angola, raising total contract backlog to $3.1 billion.
PV Drilling has signed a 160-day jack-up rig supply contract with Zarubezhneft EP Vietnam B.V. for the Thien Nga – Hai Au development drilling campaign offshore Vietnam.
Equinor has secured approval to drill the Rav Beta exploration well in Norway’s North Sea using the COSL Innovator semi-submersible rig.
Talos Energy is advancing offshore activity in the Gulf of America with drilling work underway at Monument and an appraisal well planned at Daenerys in 2026.
Transocean’s $5.8 billion all-stock merger with Valaris is under extended US antitrust review after the Department of Justice requested additional information.
Vår Energi has exercised a second option for the COSLPioneer semi-submersible drilling rig operated by COSL Drilling Europe.
Kosmos Energy and Shell plan to drill the Trailblazer prospect in the Gulf of America in 2027, targeting about 200 million boe gross.
