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. Read More   Noble in discussions to sell 6th gen drillships Pacific Bora and Pacific Mistral Market sources indicate that 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 Read More   Transocean issues fleet status update, sitting with $7.4 billion backlog Transocean Ltd. issued their quarterly Fleet Status Report and contract information for the company’s fleet of offshore drilling rigs. As of April 28, the company’s total backlog is approximately $7.4 billion. Read More   ADES secures contract renewals for seven rigs in KSA Four of the rigs have a 10-year firm tenor, two rigs have a five-year firm tenor and one rig with a three-year firm tenor. The total backlog is estimated at c.US$ 950 million with daily rates being broadly similar to current contracts. Read More   Valaris lands 400 day deal for JU-249 offshore New Zealand OMV has 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. Read More     Exclusive discounts for Rig Lynx subscribers!  10% OFF Discount Code: RIGLYNX Get your gear here!   15% OFF Discount Code: RIGLYNX Get Lit!   Rig Lynx Rewind: Record for Maersk Invincible: 2278m drilled in one day As part of a highly impressive campaign for Aker BP, the XLE jack-up became the first rig on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to go beyond 2000m on a 12 ¼” section inside 24 hours. Originally published June 12, 2020 Read More     Overtime Ep 17 -Oil Prices -Crude Inventory Rise -Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sales on Hold Until June -Brett Favre Says Politics is Killing Sports -UFC 264 -BKFC 17 -Jake and Ben -Drug Smuggling in Breakfast Burritos  Listen to the podcast   West Africa Weekly Ep 9 -Oil Prices -Total Restarting in Mozambique -Nigeria Puts $1.5 Billion Into Refinery Restoration -Eni Asks to Pay $14 Million to Settle Congo Suit -Sparrows Lands 3 Contracts in Angola Listen to the podcast     Oil Prices April 30, 2021 WTI $63.28 Brent $66.44 Natural Gas $2.93   Rig Count U.S. & Canada - April 30, 2021 International - April 1, 2021 International Rigs ( +14) 715 U.S. Rigs ( +2 ) 440 Canada Rigs ( -4 ) 51 Rig Lynx LLC 11500 FM 1960 Rd W Suite 112 Houston, Texas 77095 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

      Petroserv awarded extension for SSV Louisiana The semisub has been under a three-year contract with ONGC in India, starting in April 2018 and ending in April 2021. The extension will see the rig working until May 2022. Read More Shell to return to Brazil's Campos Basin later this year The president of the oil company in Brazil, André Araújo, participated in a conversation with journalists and revealed that the company hired the rig West Tellus, which will start an exploratory campaign from the second semester in the Campos Basin. Read More Seadrill Limited replaces forbearance agreement  Seadrill Limited announces that Seadrill New Finance Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, has agreed to replace the existing forbearance agreement announced on 11 February 2021, and extended on 23 February 2021, 9 March 2021 and 23 March 2021 with a new forbearance agreement. Read More Shelf awarded 3 year contract for the J.T. Angel Shelf Drilling, Ltd. announced that it has received an award for a three-year contract for the J.T. Angel jack-up rig with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Read More ONGC says 3 employees kidnapped in eastern Assam India's top oil producer Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd said three of its employees were kidnapped by gunmen from a rig site in the eastern Assam state on Wednesday. Read More     Exclusive discounts for Rig Lynx subscribers!  10% OFF Discount Code: RIGLYNX Get your gear here! 15% OFF Discount Code: RIGLYNX Get Lit!   Rig Lynx Rewind: Transocean's 712 headed for scrap On May 8, 2020, Transocean announced that it intends to dispose of the following two rigs: the ultra-deepwater floater GSF Development Driller II and the midwater floater Transocean 712. These rigs are classified as held for sale. Originally published on May 14, 2020 Read More     Overtime Ep 17 -Oil Prices -Crude Inventory Rise -Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sales on Hold Until June -Brett Favre Says Politics is Killing Sports -UFC 264 -BKFC 17 -Jake and Ben -Drug Smuggling in Breakfast Burritos  Listen to the podcast West Africa Weekly Ep 9 -Oil Prices -Total Restarting in Mozambique -Nigeria Puts $1.5 Billion Into Refinery Restoration -Eni Asks to Pay $14 Million to Settle Congo Suit -Sparrows Lands 3 Contracts in Angola Listen to the podcast     Oil Prices April 16, 2021 WTI $63.07 Brent $66.70 Natural Gas $2.68   Rig Count U.S. & Canada - April 23, 2021 International - April 1, 2021 International Rigs ( +14) 715 U.S. Rigs ( -1 ) 438 Canada Rigs ( -1 ) 55 Rig Lynx LLC 11500 FM 1960 Rd W Suite 112 Houston, Texas 77095 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

      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. Read More   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. Read More   129 foot lift boat capsizes off Louisiana coast Coast Guard officials said that at least six people were rescued after a large commercial boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico. Lafourche Parish President confirmed that 18 people were on board before the 129-foot lift boat. Read More   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. Read More   Noble completes the acquisition of Pacific Drilling Noble Corporation has announced the completion of its acquisition of Pacific Drilling Company LLC ("Pacific Drilling"), effective on April 15, 2021. Pacific Drilling's high specification ultra-deepwater drillship fleet further enhances Noble's global position as an owner and operator of one of the most modern and technically advanced fleets in the offshore drilling industry. Read More     Exclusive discounts for Rig Lynx subscribers!  10% OFF Discount Code: RIGLYNX Get your gear here! 15% OFF Discount Code: RIGLYNX Get Lit!    Rig Lynx Rewind: Valaris DS 8 drops BOP stack off Angola  The VALARIS DS-8 experienced a non-drilling incident while operating offshore Angola resulting in the blowout preventer (BOP) stack being disconnected from the riser while the rig was moving between well locations. Story originally published on March 10, 2020 Read More     Overtime Ep 16 -Oil Prices -23,000 Jobs Added in March -Consolidation in Shale -International Rig Activity -MLB All Star Game Leaves Atlanta -Lego Theft is on the Rise! Listen to the podcast West Africa Weekly Ep 9 -Oil Prices -Total Restarting in Mozambique -Nigeria Puts $1.5 Billion Into Refinery Restoration -Eni Asks to Pay $14 Million to Settle Congo Suit -Sparrows Lands 3 Contracts in Angola Listen to the podcast     Oil Prices April 16, 2021 WTI $63.07 Brent $66.70 Natural Gas $2.68   Rig Count U.S. & Canada - April 16, 2021 International - April 1, 2021 International Rigs ( +14) 715 U.S. Rigs ( +7 ) 439 Canada Rigs ( -2 ) 56 Rig Lynx LLC 11500 FM 1960 Rd W Suite 112 Houston, Texas 77095   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

    Total SE evacuate workers from Mozambique Total SE are evacuating most of the remaining employees from its liquefied natural gas project in northern Mozambique as insurgents attacked a town nearby, throwing Africa’s biggest private investment into disarray Read More Enterprise Offshore awarded jackup work offshore Alaska According to Esgian, Enterprise Offshore Drilling has been awarded a contract for the Spartan 151 with Hilcorp in Alaska. Read More KCA Deutag awarded $110 million in land drilling contracts KCA Deutag has secured contracts worth around $110 million for its Land Drilling business in Pakistan, Russia, Kurdistan, south-eastern Europe and Germany. Read More   Hilcorp gets approvals to drill wells near Anchor Point, Alaska The state has approved Hilcorp’s plans to drill two gas exploration wells near Anchor Point. Read More Oil companies defeat New York City appeal over global warming A federal appeals court rejected New York City’s effort to hold five major oil companies liable to help pay the costs of addressing harm caused by global warming.. Read More Fourteen and Seven Apparel 10% OFF Discount Code: RIGLYNX Lit Handlers 15% OFF Discount Code: RIGLYNX        Rig Lynx Rewind: Ensco buys Rowan for $2.3 Billion, creates massive fleet of 82 offshore rigs    Offshore driller Ensco Plc said it plans to buy smaller rival Rowan Cos Plc in an all-stock deal valued at $2.38 billion, as it looks to expand its fleet and benefit from a partnership with Saudi Aramco. Originally published on October 8, 2018 Read More     Overtime Ep 15 -Oil Prices -Permian Adds Rigs for 5th Straight Week -Robots on the Rigs -EverGiven -New Mexico Continues to be a Focal Point -NFL 17 Game Season -10' Long Rive Monster Listen to the podcast   West Africa Weekly Ep 9 -Oil Prices -Total Restarting in Mozambique -Nigeria Puts $1.5 Billion Into Refinery Restoration -Eni Asks to Pay $14 Million to Settle Congo Suit -Sparrows Lands 3 Contracts in Angola Listen to the podcast     Oil Prices April 2, 2021 WTI $61.25 Brent $64.64 Natural Gas $2.63   Rig Count U.S. & Canada - April 1, 2021 International - April 1, 2021 International Rigs ( +14) 715 U.S. Rigs ( +13 ) 430 Canada Rigs ( -12 ) 69   Rig Lynx LLC 11500 FM 1960 Rd W Suite 112 Houston, Texas 77095   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