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

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 Heading into 2027, the global onshore drilling market is in a period of cautious growth.

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 ...

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sodir) granted Equinor a drilling permit on 27 October for wildcat wellbore 33/9-F-4 DH ...