Rig Lynx Monthly Rundown - Top 5 for December

  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