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All marketed rigs currently located in the US GoM are under contract
Sevan Louisiana has moved from its anchorage point to Bulleit on GC21
Discoverer Inspiration has moved to GB215 to continue its programme with Hess
Stena Icemax has signed a two-year contract with bp for operations in the US GoM. The rig will move to the Gulf following its current contract in Gabon with CNOOC and its single well contract with bp in Canada. Expected to move later this year
Deepwater Titan officially delivered by Sembcorp Marine on 29th December 2022, but yet to start mob to US GoM
All marketed rigs currently located in the US GoM are under contract, thought the Sevan Louisiana remains idle/inspection at the Grande Isle-61 Anchorage
Vela has moved to the Zephyrus MC759 exploration well with Beacon
Ocean BlackHornet has moved to Thunder Horse MC776 with bp
Noble Globetrotter II has moved to Coulomb MC657
Deepwater Poseidon has moved to Sparta, GB958 with Shell
Deepwater Titan officially delivered by Sembcorp Marine on 29th December 2022, but yet to start mob to US GoM
Working rig count and total fleet remain steady week on week
Valaris DS-16 moved from Hadrian North to MC-80, Horn Mountain West
Noble Stanley Lafosse awarded a six well contract for a backlog of US$148m with an unknown operator
Noble Faye Kozack awarded a one well contract with Kosmos at a dayrate of US$450k for c.50 days
Noble Globetrotter I awarded 70 days of P&A work with an unknown operator, bringing it back to the US once its contract with Petronas in Mexico is complete
Deepwater Titan officially delivered by Sembcorp Marine on 29th December 2022, but yet to start mob to US GoM
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