"Shelf Drilling" News

Shelf Drilling Permanently Retires Jack-Up Rig

Dec 19, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has entered into agreement to sell its Main Pass I jack-up rig for $11 million and retire it from drilling operations.Shelf Drilling said the Main Pass I rig will be permanently retired from drilling operations…

Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up Secures Work in West Africa

Dec 02, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured work for its Main Pass IV jack-up rig offshore Nigeria.The firm term of the contract is approximately two years, and is scheduled to begin in December 2024, according to Shelf Drilling…

Shelf Drilling Secures $200M Contract Extensions with Chevron for Thailand Ops

Nov 04, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured contract extensions for two of its jack-up rigs with Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production for operations offshore Thailand.The contract extensions are for Shelf Drilling Chaophraya and Shelf Drilling Krathong jack-up rigs…

Saudi Aramco Suspends Another Shelf Drilling Jack-Up

Nov 22, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has received a notice of suspension for its High Island II jack-up rig from Saudi Aramco, following the similar notice it received from the same operator for High Island IV in the last month.The start…

Shelf Drilling Scoops $234M in West Africa Drilling Contracts

Oct 10, 2024

Offshore drilling firm Shelf Drilling has secured $234 million in contracts and extensions for two of its jack-up drilling rigs - Shelf Drilling Achiever and Adriatic I - for work offshore West Africa.The company has now fully executed a three…

Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up Gets Suspension Notice for Ops in Saudi Arabia

Nov 20, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has received a notice of suspension for its High Island IV jack-up rig from Saudi Aramco.The suspension is for up to one year, according to Shelf Drilling, which added it has the right to market the rig during the suspension…

Shelf Drilling to Consolidate Jack-Up Fleet and Resolve Funding Gaps via Triangular Merger

Sep 16, 2024

UAE-based offshore drilling firm Shelf Drilling (SHLF) has initiated a business consolidation plan via triangular merger between its indirect subsidiary SHLF MergCo, Shelf Drilling North Sea (SDNS), as the surviving entity in the proposed merger…

Norwegian Authorities Clear Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up for Work with Equinor

Oct 24, 2024

Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has issued the Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the Shelf Drilling Barsk jack-up rig, which can now proceed to start operations with Equinor on the Sleipner Vest field, off Norway.Earlier in 2024…

Two Shelf Drilling Jack-Ups Secure Work in West Africa

Sep 06, 2024

Offshore drilling firm Shelf Drilling has secured new contract awards for two of its jack-up rigs in West Africa.The first contract is for the Shelf Drilling Mentor, covering 10 wells and an estimated duration of 450 days in direct continuation of the rig’s current campaign in Nigeria…

TotalEnergies Extends Contract for Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up Rig

Jul 05, 2024

Offshore drilling firm Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension from TotalEnergies EP Denmark for its Shelf Drilling Winner jack-up rig.The new contract is for 17 months, and will be in direct continuation of the rig’s current operations in Denmark…

Esgian Week 33 Report: New Contracts in North Sea, Nigeria

Aug 18, 2024

Esgian provides an update on new jack-up contracts in the North Sea and Nigeria in its Week 33 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsBorr Drilling 400-ft jackup Prospector 1 has secured a contract extension with ONE-Dyas for work offshore the UK and the Netherlands…

Equinor Hires Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Bollsta Rig for Ops Off Norway

Nov 18, 2024

Equinor has awarded a two-year firm contract to Northern Ocean Wind to employ the mobile rig Deepsea Bollsta, operated by Odfjell Drilling, on the Norwegian continental shelf.The contract value for the firm period is calculated at around $335 million…

Shelf Drilling Finalizes Baltic Rig Sale

Sep 23, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has closed the sale of its Baltic jack-up rig for $60 million with an undisclosed client.Shelf Drilling said the buyer intends to deploy the rig on a multi-year, plug and abandonment (P&A) program in Malaysia…

Impending Shortage of Jackups within Ageing Asia Pacific Fleet

Oct 24, 2024

While utilization for marketed jackup rigs is at a healthy 100% in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, it is an ageing fleet that will ultimately be unable to fulfil operator age requirements.Westwood’s RigLogix records 39 marketed jackups in APAC…

Esgian Week 41 Report: Operators in Norway Preparing for Drilling

Oct 13, 2024

Esgian highlights that operators in Norway are preparing new wells for Odfjell Drilling, COSL and Saipem semisubs in its Week 41 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsShelf Drilling has secured new contracts for its 350-ft jackups…

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