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  Valaris 8500 and 8501 will be converted by SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX bought two deepwater rigs last year and is converting them into floating launchpads, to support the enormous Starship rockets that the company is developing. Valaris 8500 and 8501 will be converted by SpaceX     Canada gives approval for three offshore drilling projects Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, announced that BHP’s Canada Exploration Drilling Project, Equinor’s Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project and Chevron’s West Flemish Pass Exploration Drilling Project can proceed Canada gives approval for three offshore drilling projects     Biden administration suspends federal oil and gas permitting The Biden administration has temporarily suspended oil and gas leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters while it evaluates the legal and policy implications of the program, according to a Department of Interior memo Biden administration suspends federal oil and gas permitting     Maersk firms up two rig contract offshore Suriname Maersk Drilling has been awarded contracts for the deepwater rigs Maersk Valiant and Mærsk Developer from Total for an estimated combined total duration of 500 days. Maersk firms up two rig contract offshore Suriname     BP Inks Agreement with Sonangol Over Offshore Block 18 British multinational BP has signed an agreement with national oil company Sonangol for the development of the Platina field located in Block 18 offshore Angola. BP Inks Agreement with Sonangol Over Offshore Block 18     Overtime  KXL, Biden Suspends Permitting, SpaceX & Old Rigs, Electric Frac, Saints & Drew Brees, Mets GM Didn’t Last 37 Days. Listen to the podcast West Africa Weekly  Oil Prices, South Sudan, Licensing Rounds 2021, Bp and Sonangol Angola, Maersk, Total and Apache in Suriname.     Listen to the podcast Oil Prices January 25, 2021 WTI $52.20 Brent $55.44 Natural Gas $2.44   Rig Count U.S. & Canada - January 22, 2021 International - January 8, 2021 International Rigs ( - 4 ) 666 U.S. Rigs ( + 5 ) 378 Canada Rigs ( + 11 ) 172   Rig Lynx LLC 11500 FM 1960 Rd W Suite 112 Houston, Texas 77095 © 2021 Rig Lynx LLC, All Rights Reserved 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

  Borr Fleet Status Update holds Contract, Extension and LOA Borr Drilling Limited is pleased to announce in its fleet status report today that it has entered into a new contract, an extension and received an LOA, adding USD 35.1 million over approximately 480 days to the total backlog, with good prospects for additional backlog on these units.   Borr Fleet Status Update holds Contract, Extension and LOA     Angola secures three years of payment relief from China Angola has secured three years of payment relief from Chinese creditors and expects to get more than $700 million in its next tranche of International Monetary Fund financing in the coming days, its finance minister said on Monday.   Angola secures three years of payment relief from China     Total and Apache announce another significant find offshore Suriname Total and Apache Corporation have made a new significant oil and gas discovery at the Keskesi East-1 well, in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname. This follows previous discoveries at Maka Central, Sapakara West and Kwaskwasi.   Total and Apache announce another significant find offshore Suriname     Saving America's Energy Future Act Texas Congressman August Pfluger has introduced his first piece of legislation, called Saving America's Energy Future Act.   Saving America's Energy Future Act     2021 Key Wells to Watch High impact exploration has weathered a perfect storm of a pandemic, an oil price crash and an accelerating energy transition, and enters 2021 with a substantial drilling programme that should at least match 2020.   2021 Key Wells to Watch     Overtime Episode 7 Greg and Ryan talk Oil Prices, Saudi’s Carbon Free City, Who has the Longest Pipe, Crazy Football Play Names, Amazon and Parler Listen to the podcast West Africa Weekly Episode 2 Greg and Arvy talk Oil Prices, LNG to Power in Ghana, $.3 Billion Dollar Gas Project in Senegal, Angola Payment Relief, Total Mozambique Scholarships Listen to the podcast Oil Prices January 15, 2021 WTI $52.11 Brent $54.80 Natural Gas $2.73   Rig Count U.S. & Canada - January 8, 2021 International - January 8, 2021 International Rigs ( - 4 ) 666 U.S. Rigs ( + 13 ) 373 Canada Rigs ( + 44 ) 161   Rig Lynx LLC 11500 FM 1960 Rd W Suite 112 Houston, Texas 77095 © 2021 Rig Lynx LLC, All Rights Reserved 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

  ExxonMobil and Seadrill ready the Saturn for operations in Campos and Santos Basin ExxonMobil will start a new exploration campaign on the Brazilian coast. The company received the endorsement from Ibama (Brazilian Environmental Institute) to drill wells in blocks BM-C-753, BM-C-789, BM-S-536, BM-S-647 and Titã, located in the Campos basins and Santos. The license granted by the environmental agency will last for four years.   ExxonMobil and Seadrill ready the Saturn for operations in Campos and Santos Basin   Atlantic Zephyr semi sold for $1 Brazilian energy firm PetroRio has signed an agreement with Ventura for the 1974-built semi-submersible drilling rig Atlantic Zephyr for a nominal price of $1.   Atlantic Zephyr semi sold for $1   Borr announces new CFO Borr Drilling Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Magnus Vaaler as its new Chief Financial Officer, replacing Mr. Christoph Bausch with effect from 28 December 2020   Borr announces new CFO   Multi-trillion foot gas prospect comes up a duster for BP off Western Australia  BP Plc said it has found no oil or gas at its Ironbark-1 exploration well off Western Australia, in what had been seen as a multi-trillion cubic feet gas prospect.   Multi-trillion foot gas prospect comes up a duster for BP off Western Australia   Daewoo bags $455 million Mozambique LNG construction award MHWirth is pleased to announce that the company has received notification of award of a contract for delivery of a drilling equipment package to Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey (GMGS).   Daewoo bags $455 million Mozambique LNG construction award   Overtime New Year's Eve Greg and Ryan Talk Oil Price, Market News, Japan on Zero Gas Cars, Wal Mart Sore Loser, JJ Watt was Pissed, Barstool Fund, Excessive Force, Fast Food in Pompeii and WW84   Oil Prices, Market News, Barstool Fund, Excessive Force and JJ Watt was Pissed   Overtime Podcast Ep 5 Overtime is now broadcast across all major podcasting platforms wherever you listen to podcast at, grab a coffee or a tea, throw the headphones in and listen to Greg and Ryan as they run through another episode of Overtime, we promise it won't disappoint. Listen to "Overtime – Ep 5 New Year’s Eve: Oil Price, Market News, Barstool Fund, JJ Watt was Pissed and WW84" on Spreaker.   Oil Prices January 1, 2020 WTI $48.18 Brent $51.70 Natural Gas $2.53   Rig Count U.S. & Canada - December 31, 2020 International - December 11, 2020 International Rigs ( + 13 ) 669 U.S. Rigs ( + 3 ) 351 Canada Rigs ( - 23 ) 59   Rig Lynx LLC 11500 FM 1960 Rd W Suite 112 Houston, Texas 77095 © 2021 Rig Lynx LLC, All Rights Reserved