One of Atwood Oceanics’ subsidiaries saw its drilling service contract for the Atwood Aurora drilling rig extended. The rig contract extension comes from Addax Petroleum Cameroon Ltd. The original contract for a one-year term to be performed offshore Cameroon has been lengthened to a term of two years, and the operating dayrate for the full […]

A subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics was awarded a drilling services contract by Guinea Ecuatorial De Petroleos (GEPetrol), Equatorial Guinea’s state-run firm, for the semisubmersible rig Atwood Hunter. This contract is for a three-well contract with a minimum term of 90 days and includes the provision of an option for one additional well with an estimated […]

Kosmos Energy has contracted the Atwood ultra-deepwater drillship Atwood Achiever for an exploration program commencing in Morocco. The Atwood Achiever is currently under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in South Korea and should be ready for delivery in June of next year. Once completed, the Atwood Achiever will be mobilized to […]