Rig Lynx Monthly Rundown – Top 5 for February

For February we had over 31k article views, here are the top 5!

News from Petrobras, Transocean, Maersk, and Vantage 

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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

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