For June we had over 32k article views, here are the top 5!   It was almost a full hand of Seadrill top news this month, with Equinor and Exxon coming in at the end.   Thanks for reading with us and we wish you the rest of a great July!   Stay safe!     Seadrill line up 5 rigs for scrapping   Seadrill is to scrap five of its stacked rigs, including four semisubs and one drillship. It is understood that the units will all be sent to the Rota shipyard in Turkey where they will be recycled. The units to be retired include the 1986-built semisub West Alpha, 2008-built semisub West Eminence, 2000-built semisub West Venture, 2011-built semisub West Pegasus and the 2000-built drillship West Navigator.     Seadrill line up 5 rigs for scrapping     Seadrill lands 18 month contract for the West Neptune in the GOM   LLOG has secured the ultra-deepwater drillship West Neptune for an 18-month drilling campaign in the US Gulf of Mexico. The contract is believed to begin in Q4 2021 and includes the drilling of 6 wells and includes three 1-well options thereafter.     Seadrill lands 18 month contract for the West Neptune in the GOM     Seadrill sells the West Freedom for $5 million   Court documents show that Seadrill has sold its 2009-built jackup West Freedom to New Fortress Energy for $5 million for conversion for its LNG project. The rig has not worked in several years and is currently stacked in Colombia.     Seadrill sells the West Freedom for $5 million     Seadrill sells West Vigilant to PT Duta Marine   The jack-up rig West Vigilant (2008) is now being sold to PT Duta Marine in Indonesia. The sale price is $7.3 million, according to Texas bankruptcy court documents. Fearnleys receives a brokerage fee of 3.5 percent after the sale.     Seadrill sells West Vigilant to PT Duta Marine     Equinor and ExxonMobil proceed with $8 billion Brazilian field development   Equinor, ExxonMobil and Petrogal Brasil said on Tuesday they would proceed with an $8 billion development of Brazil's Bacalhau oil discovery. First oil from the field, which will be operated by Norway's Equinor, is expected in 2024, with output set to reach 220,000 barrels per day, the companies said in a joint statement.     Equinor and ExxonMobil proceed with $8 billion Brazilian field development   Join our mailing list here We are #1 on Google and Bing for the "Largest Mobile Energy Network" Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here  

  For May we had over 34k article views, here are the top 5!   News from Velesto, Valaris, Seadrill and Transocean   Thanks for reading with us and we wish you a great month of June!   Stay safe!     Naga 7 punch through offshore Malaysia   Sources across social media started sharing photos of the Naga 7, owned by Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, in what was called a “punch through”.   The Naga 7 was working for ConocoPhillips, it is understood to have three wells offshore Sarawak in 2021, Salam-3 appraisal, Gagau-1 wildcat and Mersing-1 exploration with site surveys and soil boring having taken place at these three locations already.   Naga 7 punch through offshore Malaysia     Valaris lands 400 day deal for JU-249 offshore New Zealand   OMV awarded an approximate 400-day deal for the provision of jackup Valaris JU-249 (ex-Rowan Gorilla VII) to work offshore New Zealand, commencing in early 2022. The rig, which is currently located in Dundee, UK, has undergone reactivation in preparation for the new deal after being unemployed since April 2020 after finishing a contract with Chrysaor.   Valaris lands 400 day deal for JU-249 offshore New Zealand     Seadrill Partners emerge from bankruptcy led by new CEO Steven Newman   Seadrill Partners LLC announced that it has emerged from Chapter 11 after successfully completing its reorganization pursuant to its Chapter 11 plan of reorganization (the “Plan”).   In accordance with the Plan, a newly constituted Board of Directors of the Company was appointed today, consisting of Steven L. Newman (CEO/Director), Alan S. Bigman, John Bishop, Daniel C. Herz, and N. John Lancaster, Jr.   Seadrill Partners emerge from bankruptcy lead by new CEO Steven Newman     Transocean awarded 9 well P & A for the Discoverer Inspiration   Transocean's Discoverer Inspiration has signed with Hess Corp. for a 9-well P&A campaign in the US GoM. The contract is expected to commence in Q4 2021 and will take approximately 240 days.   Transocean awarded 9 well P & A for the Discoverer Inspiration     Valaris emerges from bankruptcy and issues fleet status update   Valaris moves forward with a strengthened capital structure, eliminating $7.1 billion of debt and securing a $520 million capital injection by issuing $550 million of new secured notes maturing in 2028. As of April 30, 2021, Valaris had $615 million of available cash, $40 million of restricted cash and $550 million of debt.     Valaris emerges from bankruptcy and issues fleet status update   Join our mailing list here We are #1 on Google and Bing for the "Largest Mobile Energy Network" Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here  

  For April we had over 35k article views, here are the top 5!   News from Seadrill, Transocean, Valaris, CNOOC and Noble   Thanks for reading with us and we wish you the rest of a great month of May!   Stay safe!     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.     Sevan Developer slated to start Petrobras contract August 2021     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.     Deepwater Asgard secures contract with Beacon Offshore Energy     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.     Valaris receives 500-day deal for semi MS-1 (ex Atwood Osprey)     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.     3 missing after CNOOC blowout in northeastern China     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.     Noble in discussions to sell 6th gen drillships Pacific Bora and Pacific Mistral   Join our mailing list here We are #1 on Google and Bing for the "Largest Mobile Energy Network" Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here  

  For March we had over 44k article views, here are the top 5!   Deepwater was king this month with news from Noble, Pacific, Dolphin, Apache, Total, Vantage and Seadrill   Thanks for reading with us and we wish you a great April!   Stay safe!   Noble Drilling and Pacific Drilling Announce Merger   Noble Corporation and Pacific Drilling Company LLC announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Noble will acquire Pacific Drilling in an all-stock transaction.  The definitive merger agreement was unanimously approved by each company's Board of Directors.     Noble Drilling and Pacific Drilling Announce Merger     Bolette Dolphin sold for $85 million to Deep Value Driller AS   This was reported via Fernley Securities as the proceeds from the private placement will be used for the acquisition of the ultra-deepwater drillship formerly known as “Bolette Dolphin” and strategically positions the company towards the expected offshore drilling market recovery.     Bolette Dolphin sold for $85 million to Deep Value Driller AS     Apache and Total stop drilling offshore Suriname due to blowout risk   As drilling progressed, the well encountered substantial pressure increases that APA and Total determined could ultimately exceed the capabilities of the wellbore design and pressure control equipment.     Apache and Total stop drilling offshore Suriname due to blowout risk     Deepwater to have record growth in coming years   Offshore project commitments are expected to not only recover going forward, but their number is also set to reach a new record in the five-year period towards 2025, cumulatively almost 600 projects, a Rystad Energy report shows.     Drilling activity is set for two consecutive years of growth     Vantage Drilling and Seadrill Partners finalize agreement on management of SDPL floaters   Vantage Drilling International (“Vantage”), announced that it has entered into a Framework Agreement and related Management and Marketing Agreements with Seadrill Partners LLC (“Seadrill Partners”) under which Vantage’s subsidiaries will provide operating, management and marketing services to Seadrill Partners and its subsidiaries in respect of four of their deepwater floaters.     Vantage Drilling and Seadrill Partners finalize agreement on management of SDPL floaters   Join our mailing list here We are #1 on Google and Bing for the "Largest Mobile Energy Network" Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here

  For February we had over 31k article views, here are the top 5!   News from Petrobras, Transocean, Maersk, and Vantage    Thanks for reading with us and we wish you a great March!   Stay safe!   Petrobras launches tender for 5 offshore rigs   In the midst of the process of change in its high command, Petrobras launched a new tender that promises to move the market. The state-owned company published a public notice to contract up to five offshore drilling rigs.     Petrobras launches tender for 5 offshore rigs     Maersk announces new contract details for the Discoverer   As stated in their Fleet Status Report, Maersk Discoverer will drill two exploration wells for BG International Ltd., a subsidiary of Shell, offshore Trinidad and Tobago.     Maersk announces new contract details for the Discoverer     Higher dayrates and more work for Transocean   During Transocean’s last earnings call, CEO, Jeremy Thigpen, said that BHP exercised one of its options on the 2014-built Deepwater Invictus drillship at an increased day rate of $215,000.     Higher dayrates and more work for Transocean     Vantage Drilling International subsidiary VHI to oversee Seadrill Partners LLC floaters   Under the management and marketing agreements, the VHI Entities will provide marketing and operations management services in respect of certain of the Seadrill Entities' deepwater floaters.     Vantage Drilling International subsidiary VHI to oversee Seadrill Partners LLC floaters     Today we remember the Ocean Ranger   February 15th marks the anniversary of the 1982 ODECO Ocean Ranger drilling rig disaster in which 84 offshore workers lost their lives.     Today we remember the Ocean Ranger   Join our mailing list here We are #1 on Google and Bing for the "Largest Mobile Energy Network" Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here

  For January we had over 29k article views, here are the top 5! News from SpaceX, ExxonMobil, Santos, Valaris and Constellation  Thanks for reading with us and we wish you a great February! Stay safe!   Valaris 8500 and 8501 will be converted by SpaceX   Canada gives approval for three offshore drilling projects   Santos grabs Noble Tom Prosser for a Q2 spud in   Valaris DS4 and DS8 dock in Hunterston Pier just before New Years   Brava Star awarded multi-year contract Join our mailing list here We are #1 on Google and Bing for the "Largest Mobile Energy Network" Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here

  For December we had over 21k article views, here we will cover the top 5! News from NOV, Pacific, ExxonMobil, MHWirth and Seadrill We know that it's not that easy at the moment but we wish all of you well wherever you are, thanks for reading with us and we wish you a great start to January! Stay safe!   National Oilwell Varco to change its name   Pacific Drilling receives overwhelming acceptance for plan of reorganization   ExxonMobil and Seadrill ready the Saturn for operations in Campos and Santos Basin   MHWirth receives suspension notice from KFELS   Seadrill Partners files for bankruptcy   Join our mailing list here We are #1 on Google and Bing for the "Largest Mobile Energy Network" Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here

  For November we had over 25k article views, here we will cover the top 5! News from Valaris, Pacific, Noble, Borr and Seadrill We know that it's not that easy at the moment but we wish all of you well wherever you are, thanks for reading with us and we wish you a great start to December! Stay safe!   Valaris's DS 12 and BP ready to start on second phase of Block 18 in Angola Pacific updates on prearranged reorganization Noble preparing to emerge from bankruptcy Borr sells jackup Balder (ex GSF Constellation 2) Seadrill issues trading update, contract awards, cancellations, suspensions and scrapping We are #1 on Google and Bing for the "Largest Mobile Energy Network" Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here  

  For October we had over 38k article views, here we will cover the top 5! News from Transocean, Seadrill, Valaris, Turkey and Angola Nationalization We know that it's not that easy at the moment but we wish all of you well wherever you are, thanks for reading with us and we wish you a great start to November! Stay safe!   Is Transocean looking at Chapter 11?   Equinor cancels rig tender for Santos Basin   Kanuni (Ex-Sertao) drillship set for joining the Fatih in the Sakarya field   Angola publishes local content law promoting complete Angolanization of the oil and gas sector   Valaris announces quarter 3 results and operational update   We are #1 on Google and Bing for the "Largest Mobile Energy Network" Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here

  For September we had over 15k article views, here we will cover the top 5! News from Seadrill, Posh, Maersk and Sete  We know that it is not easy at the moment but we wish all of you well wherever you are, thanks for reading with us and we wish you a great start to October! Stay safe!   Seadrill Brazil subsidiary served with search and seizure warrant   POSH grabs long term floatel work with Petrobras   Seadrill shells out $31m for Mermaid Maritime and takes full control of Asia Offshore Drilling   Second half of 2020 looks brighter for Angola   Sete Brasil's creditors will make a decision this week   We are #1 on Google and Bing for the "Largest Mobile Energy Network" Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here  

  For August we had over 16k article views, here we will cover the top 5! News from Transocean, Diamonds, Pacific, Borr and Petrobras… We know that it is not easy at the moment but we wish all of you well wherever you are, thanks for reading with us and we wish you a great start to September! Stay safe!   Transocean buys into Enhanced Drilling   Diamond puts the Onyx to work for Beach, 6 firm wells   Pacific Drilling lands 10 well gig for the Sharav in the GOM   New contracts and extensions for Borr Drilling   Petrobras looking to contract two high spec rigs for 2,400 meter tender   Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here  

  For July we had over 21k article views, here we will cover the top 5! News from Valaris, Transocean, BJ Services and some cool history… We know that it is not easy at the moment but we wish all of you well wherever you are, thanks for reading with us and we wish you a great start to August! Stay safe!   Relentless prepares for upcoming contract with Chevron GOM   Offshore drillers facing another shakeup   Transocean lands 17 month contract with LLOG with estimated value of $250 million   BJ Services files for Chapter 11   History of the Weight Indicator   Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here  

  For June we had over 14k article views, here we will cover the top 5! News from Valaris, Maersk and a crazy prediction from JPMorgan… We know that it is not easy at the moment but we wish all of you well wherever you are, thanks for reading with us and we wish you a great start to July! Stay safe!   $190 oil, JPMorgan thinks it's possible   Silver Eagle has contracted PetroVietnam Shipyard for newbuild SEDU's   International Rig Count Down 321 Units Since May 2019   Record for Maersk Invincible: 2278m drilled in one day   Valaris elects not to make a $13.3 million interest payment   Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here  

  For May we had over 22k article views, here we will cover the top 5! News from EOG, OXY, Transocean, and Seadrill… We know that it is not easy at the moment but we wish all of you well wherever you are, thanks for reading here with us and we wish you a great start to June!   EOG Resources to shut existing wells and cut budget even deeper   Transocean's 712 headed for scrap, DD II could be as well   Occidental is sued by shareholders, bondholders over Anadarko merger   Operators suspend drilling in Angola   $100 oil in 18 months?      

  For January we had over 29k views, here we will cover the top 5! News from Oxy, Transocean, Maersk, Apache and Northern… We hope all of you had a great January, thanks for reading here with us and we wish you a great start to February!   # 1 with 2,027 views Occidental Petroleum slashing jobs ‘significantly’ in cost-cutting move #2 with 1,124 views Transocean Ltd. announces $352.9 million in new rig contracts and exercised options #3 with 1,114 views Maersk Drilling selected by Total to drill at world record water depth in Angola-Namibia campaign #4 with 1,055 views Apache Corp to close San Antonio office, cut 272 jobs #5 with 976 views Northern Offshore lands a two year contract for the Energy Embracer Check out our other current stories! Popular News – Top 5 from this past week North America Rig Count: U.S. down 4, Canada adds 3 Port of Argentia making a play for more oil and gas business Join the largest oil and gas community on iOS and Android! Download the app here!

  The Karnes Country rig fire leads the views this month, we are glad that no injuries were sustained in this event. Seadrill was in this rundown twice for August with some work in the Bahamas and the joint venture with GDI, rig fire in Kirbyville, Texas where 3 were injured and Australia opened up 120k kms of acreage for some additional exploration. For this month we had 25k article views, below are the top 5, they grabbed almost 6k of them. #1 with 3,072 views Rig fire forces evacuations in Karnes County, Texas #2 with 967 views Seadrill enters into an agreement to provide a drillship for an exploration well in the Bahamas #3 with 643 views Three burned in rig accident south of Kirbyville, Texas #4 with 634 views Seadrill and Gulf Drilling International in joint venture “GulfDrillâ€� #5 with 599 views Australia just opened up 120,000 sq km for offshore oil and gas exploration   Check out our other current stories! Seadrill’s West Neptune gets a 1 year extension with LLOG Maersk Drilling grabs one-well gig for Petrogas Popular News – Top 5 from this past week! Join the largest oil and gas community on iOS and Android! Download the app here!

  Terrible incident on the Shell Auger sits at the top for last month, all of us here at Rig Lynx thoughts are with those families and crews. Valaris lines up a list of new work, GOM has a gulf wide lease, drilling record breaking wells in the Permian and Shelf grabs up some new work. For this month we had 29k views on articles, below are the top 5, they grabbed over 8k of them. .   #1 with 3,576 views Two killed on Shell’s Auger TLP #2 with 2,740 views EnscoRowan announces 7 contract awards, 8 extensions and 1 rig sold in fleet update status #3 with 1,042 views GOM region wide lease of 77.8 million acres set for August #4 with 773 views Record breaking Permian Basin horizontal well finished #5 with 622 views Shelf Drilling grabs two three year contracts Check out our other current stories! Petrobras circulates e-mail for bidding on the Vitoria 10000 International Rig Count added on 24 rigs in July Shelf Drilling’s Resourceful gets extended Join the largest oil and gas community on iOS and Android! Download the app here!

  For this month we have Anadarko’s CEO with that huge amount of money, the first mobile offshore rig in the world, Mexico heating up with jackup work, floater activity increasing into 2021 and Seadrill grabbing some work for the West Capricorn. #1 with 1393 views Anadarko CEO gets $98 million payout #2 with 673 views The first mobile offshore drilling rig: 65 years later and we are still exploring #3 with 665 views Bassoe: Mexican companies scramble to find jackup rigs #4 with 562 views “We foresee demand of 172 units by 2021â€� says Rystad on floater activity. #5 with 524 views Seadrill bags a contract for the West Capricorn Check out our other current stories! Wyoming Bureau of Land Management enjoys 94% bid success and $22 million on recent land offering Two killed on Shell’s Auger TLP Popular News – Top 5 from this past week! Join the largest oil and gas community on iOS and Android! Download the app here! Rig Lynx was launched December 2017, our oil and gas news was viewed over 373,000 times in 2018 and our social networking application generated over 268,000 clicks in 2018. Our current foothold has rivaled the largest in the industry and we are just getting started.

  Here are our top 5 stories from the month of May! #1 with 14,636 views Weatherford to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy   #2 with 8,377 views Schlumberger sells off the drill pipe and fishing business for $400 million   #3 with 2,346 views Dolphin Drilling lets entire management team go   #4 with 798 views Transocean highlights new rig technology at Houston’s 50th OTC   #5 with 585 views Anadarko accepts Occidental’s sweetened bid   Check out our other current stories! Popular News – Top 5 from this past week! CNRL grabs up Devon Canada exit for $2.8 billion Maersk Resilient grabs work with Hess Join the largest oil and gas community on iOS and Android! Download the app here! Rig Lynx was launched December 2017, our oil and gas news was viewed over 373,000 times in 2018 and our social networking application generated over 268,000 clicks in 2018. Our current foothold has rivaled the largest in the industry and we are just getting started. For a complimentary copy of our 2018 Reach Report please send us an email at info@riglynx.com and we will be happy to show you our progress!