The RigLogix Podcast

RLX News Roundup 1st May 2026

Westwood Global Energy Group

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Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending May 1st 2026.

  • Planet One take Noble Venturer for Ghana Drill
  • Noble Courage extended for 1,115 days with Petrobras
  • Noble GreatWhite gets three-wells in UK waters and a new name
  • ExxonMobil picks up Noble Developer for one well off Guyana
  • Noble Deliverer returning to Australia for Woodside Energy
  • Noble Viking adds one well to existing contract backlog
  • Noble BlackRhino option well exercised
  • Stena Forth gearing up for new campaign
  • ADES to provide jackup for Mako development drilling
  • Two jackups early terminated due to Middle East conflict