The great drilling rig migration: jacking up and shipping out
Now that rates are rising, Middle Eastern demand is slowing – but Southeast Asia has been touted as the next step.
Valaris
Valaris wins 55-well decommissioning deal with Eni UK
Valaris now has a contract backlog of $3.2 billion.
‘Localised fire’ on Valaris rig at Port of Dundee
Emergency services attended a fire within a docked oil rig in Dundee on Friday morning.
Investigation continues six months after North Sea worker went missing
Investigations are continuing six months after worker Jason Thomas went missing from the Valaris 121 North Sea oil rig.
Valaris 121 returns to North Sea for first time since worker went missing
The Valaris 121 arrived in Dundee in January – where it remained until earlier this week – two days after a worker on board was reported missing.
Valaris boosts buybacks amid steady Q1 performance
Drilling rig operator Valaris upped its share repurchases amid a steady quarter in which it grew both its backlog and net income.
Valaris lands North Sea rig deals with Harbour and NEO Energy
Valaris (NYSE: VAL) has landed a pair of North Sea rig deals with operators Harbour Energy (LON: HBR) and NEO Energy.
HSE issues ‘safety alert’ amid fears missing worker fell through hole on oil rig deck
There are concerns that other North Sea rigs could have the same issue as the Valaris 121, where 50-year-old Jason Thomas went missing in January.
Valaris rig heads to New Zealand for Beach
Beach is working in the Taranaki Basin, where it intends to press ahead with phase 2 of the Kupe field development. This is in PML 38146.
XR beams ‘Stop Rosebank’ message onto Valaris 121 rig in Dundee
Campaign groups projected messages calling for an end to new fossil fuels onto the rig, which has been the focus of a missing persons investigation.
Shell extends Valaris rig for bargain price
Shell’s deepwater unit is using the rig for infill drilling around its Bonga FPSO.
HSE takes over Valaris 121 missing persons investigation
Police told Energy Voice there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding Mr Thomas' disappearance last month.
Police name missing North Sea rig worker
Police have named the man who went missing from an oil rig in the North Sea last week as 50-year-old Jason Thomas from Wales.
Missing worker: Police to board North Sea rig in Dundee
Police officers will board an oil rig in Dundee this week after a worker went missing in the North Sea.
Valaris lands a series UK North Sea contracts
Rig operator Valaris has unveiled a series of new contracts and extensions in the UK North Sea.
BP field at centre of 6 tonne North Sea gas leak, the largest since 2020
Light has been shed on a major unplanned gas release that occurred on a BP (LON: BP) North Sea field earlier this year.
Valaris bags $25m North Sea contract with Shell
Offshore driller Valaris has announced a string of new contracts and extensions worth around $275 million, including four notable North Sea awards.
BP takes on Valaris floater for Egypt work
BP has picked a Valaris rig to drill four wells offshore Egypt, starting late in the third or early in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Shell non-exec and former Nexen boss joins board of drilling contractor Valaris
A senior figure at oil giant Shell (LON: SHEL) has been appointed to the board of offshore drilling contractor Valaris (NYSE: VAL).
Profits and day rates on the rise as Valaris looks to ‘sustained upcycle’
Drilling rig operator Valaris (NYSE: VAL) reported a profitable Q3, as revenues and day rates increased across the board on the back of a renewed focus on energy security.
Seadrill sells all of its shares in Paratus Energy Services
Offshore drilling firm, Seadrill, has announced it will sell all of its stakes in Paratus Energy Services today.
Valaris adds $95m to backlog after securing deals with TotalEnergies, Aramco, BP
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris (NYSE: VAL) has announced a handful of new deals and extensions.
Drilling veteran officially takes up COO brief at Valaris
Valaris’ (NYSE: VAL) new senior vice president and chief commercial officer (COO) has officially taken up his role.
‘I honestly can’t believe no one has been killed’: Whistleblowers raise serious HSE concerns over Valaris rig project
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating after workers at a yard in Seaton Carew flagged a series of severe incidents during upgrade work on a Valaris rig.
Valaris secures £51m North Sea contract extension with Shell
Shell has handed drilling contractor Valaris $60 million (£51.8m) to continue using one of its jack-ups in the North Sea.