Transocean has announced new contract fixtures, totalling around $89m (SFr71.16m) in firm contract backlog, for an ultra-deep-water drill-ship and two semi-submersible rigs to support drilling works ...

Valaris Limited VAL, an offshore drilling services provider, has announced that it will permanently retire three semi-submersible rigs as part of its efforts to streamline its drilling fleet.

Transocean (NYSE:RIG) said Tuesday it secured three extensions for in-progress contracts for its harsh environment semi-submersible rigs, representing $161M in firm contract backlog. In Norway, the ...

Transocean Inc. RIG, a leading global offshore drilling contractor, has won a contract extension for its semi-submersible rig, Transocean Spitsbergen, offshore Norway. Equinor ASA EQNR has exercised a ...

Noble Corporation plc NE has announced that its semi-submersible drilling rig Ocean Apex has landed a new contract in Australia. The semi-submersible rig has been hired by an undisclosed client for ...

Chinese offshore service giant China Oilfield Service Ltd (COSL) has embarked on a journey to expand its international footprint, aiming to allocate more versatile rigs to the wider market. The ...

The Deepwater Nautilus, an ultra-deep water state of the art semi-submersible drilling rig, owned by Transocean Inc., broke free while attempting to run from Hurricane Rita and is now adrift in heavy ...

The Semi-submersible Maersk Deliverer. This article is an update to my preceding article on Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) published on March 28, 2016 about ONGC KG Block. Tuesday, March 29, 2016, ...

BW Energy has signed a contract to use the Deepsea Mira semi-submersible rig to drill the Kharas appraisal well on the Kudu license (PPL003) offshore Namibia. The drilling campaign is scheduled for ...

Chinese offshore assets owner ICBC Leasing is preparing to sell the semi-submersible drilling rig Nanhai 7, continuing its strategic shift away from non-core offshore assets, according to a WeChat ...