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ADES Secures Jack-Up Drilling Rig Contract in West Africa

Offshore Engineer

Saudi oil and gas drilling contractor ADES Holding has secured a contract with Addax Petroleum, part of Sinopec Group, for its Admarine 510 jack-up drilling rig

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Valaris Lifts Contract Backlog for its Drilling Rigs to $4.2B

Offshore Engineer

Offshore drilling company Valaris has secured over $1 billion of new contracts and extension for its drilling rigs since its previous fleet status report published mid-February 2025

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Rotary Drilling Rig Power system

Rig Skills

Power system is a one of the most important part of drilling rig because it is needed to power up all drilling rig systems (rotary, circulating, hoisting, blow out preventer and monitoring systems etc.) Depending on rig horse power, there can be three or four engine Generator set.

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ConocoPhillips & PD 868: Robotics Redefining Drilling in the Canada

Oil Gas Leads

Location: British Columbia & Alberta | Precision Drilling Partnership The Montney formation — long known for its stacked resource potential — is now becoming equally famous for technological innovation. At the forefront is PD 868 , North America’s first land-based drilling rig equipped with modular robotics to automate pipe handling.

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GPC Operates Modern Drilling Rigs in Eastern Desert, To Drill 75 Oil Wells in One Year

Egypt Oil & Gas

The new drilling rigs boast high operational efficiency, faster well completion, and easy mobility between sites at a lower costenhancing the execution of plans in a more efficient and cost-effective manner, said Mohamed Abdel Mageed, Chairman of GPC, in a report to the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

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Maintenance Contract Signed for GreatWhite Rig

Offshore Engineer

Noble and Green Yard have entered into a contract for a scheduled yard stay for the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig Ocean GreatWhite, owned by Noble Corporation…

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Borr Drilling Bags Three New Assignments for its Jack-Up Drilling Rigs

Offshore Engineer

Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has secured new contract commitments for three of its premium jack-up rigs, with other rigs in its fleet also preparing for drilling jobs across the world