By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor US offshore rig demand is on track for meaningful growth over the next two years, ...

By Christine Cantera, Editorial Assistant Government & Industry Affairs IADC’s Government & Industry Affairs (GIA) team works ...

By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor Venezuela’s upstream sector is entering what may be its most consequential stretch in a ...

Valaris announces contracts, extensions spanning Asia Pacific, North Sea; sells 2 rigs for recycling Valaris recently ...

By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor Managed pressure drilling (MPD) equipment and technologies have undergone a fundamental ...

By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor Heading into 2027, the global onshore drilling market is in a period of cautious growth.

By Jason McFarland, IADC President There’s a question I keep hearing lately, and not just within our industry. It shows up in ...

By Roddie Mackenzie, 2026 IADC Chairman When I started my term as 2026 IADC Chairman, I kept coming back to one idea: If I ...

By Tarjei “TJ” Myklebust and Karl Appleton, NOV The 2026 NOV Rig Census captures a drilling industry adjusting to renewed ...

Noble Corp disclosed a pending $38 million sale of the drillship Noble Globetrotter II and a new round of contract awards in ...

Venezuela’s oil sector offers long-term promise for drilling contractors, but years of infrastructure investment and policy ...

Dolphin Drilling signed a sale and purchase agreement on 26 October to sell the semisubmersible Blackford Dolphin to SPM ...