Santos and its partners plan to begin Bedout Basin exploration drilling in April 2027 with Transocean Equinox as work continues on the Dorado offshore oil development.
Beach Energy is nearing the end of its Transocean Equinox campaign, with the final plug-and-abandonment operation underway at Yolla 1 in Australia’s Bass Basin.
Carnarvon Energy has secured the Transocean Equinox semi-submersible rig for a 2027 offshore Western Australia drilling campaign targeting major Bedout Sub-basin prospects.
Beach Energy has resumed offshore and onshore drilling activity in Australia, with Transocean Equinox working in the Otway Basin and Cooper Basin wells back on track.
