Rig Lynx Monthly Rundown – Top 5 for April

For April we had over 35k article views, here are the top 5!

News from Seadrill, Transocean, Valaris, CNOOC and Noble

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Sevan Developer slated to start Petrobras contract August 2021

Sacanb Offshore will debut in the Brazilian drilling market in August. The Indian group signed a contract with Petrobras to charter the Sevan Developer mono-column rig.

The deal is the result of a 2020 tender by the oil company for the chartering of a drilling rig intended for operations in 2,400 m water depth.

Deepwater Asgard secures contract with Beacon Offshore Energy

Transocean was awarded a contract for the Deepwater Asgard from Beacon Offshore Energy. It is scheduled to start in June 2021.

Valaris receives 500-day deal for semi MS-1 (ex Atwood Osprey)

It has now been confirmed that Santos has secured further time on moored semisub Valaris MS-1 to cover development drilling at its Barossa field development Phase 1 offshore Australia. The contract is expected to last for around 500 days, commencing from Q2 2022.

3 missing after CNOOC blowout in northeastern China

Three crew members are missing after a well blowout and fire on an oil rig platform in the Bohai Sea in northeastern China earlier this week that halted operations in China’s largest offshore oil field.

Noble in discussions to sell 6th gen drillships Pacific Bora and Pacific Mistral

Noble has now commenced talks to sell drillships Pacific Mistral and Pacific Bora following the completion of the acquisition of Pacific Drilling earlier this month.

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