Rowan drilling rig fleet

Offshore drillers Ensco and Rowan in $12 billion merger

A Rowan jackup drilling rig. Rowan Companies photo Offshore drillers Ensco plc and Rowan Companies plc announced yesterday that the companies will combine in an all

LLOG contracts Rowan ultra-deepwater drillship

HOUSTON – Rowan Companies plc has issued an update on its offshore drilling rig fleet. In the US Gulf of Mexico, LLOG has awarded the ultra-deepwater drillship Rowan

Ensign acquires Rowan''s land drilling division

Ensign Energy Services has entered an agreement to acquire the land drilling division of Rowan Companies, which includes 30 electric land

Ensco plc and Rowan Companies plc Merge to Form Ensco

Our diverse rig fleet of ultra-deepwater drillships, versatile semisubmersibles and modern shallow-water jackups enables us to provide drilling services across all water depths

Rig Lynx Rewind: Ensco buys Rowan for $2.3 Billion,

Offshore driller Ensco Plc said on Monday it plans to buy smaller rival Rowan Cos Plc in an all-stock deal valued at $2.38 billion, as it looks to

Saudi Aramco Rowan Drilling Company Vacances! –

Saudi Aramco Rowan Drilling Company is a world-class offshore drilling contractor that owns and operates a fleet of high-specification,

Rowan offloads two jackups, stacks another

Offshore driller Rowan Companies has sold jackup rigs Rowan Gorilla II and Rowan Gorilla III for scrap, retiring them from drilling services. The company revealed the

ARO Drilling secures six Saudi Arabian drilling contracts

ARO Drilling, a joint venture (JV) of Saudi Aramco and Rowan Companies, has secured six three-year Saudi Arabian drilling contracts for Rowan jack-up rigs. The contracts are offered by

Rowan retires jack-up pair, lands extensions

Offshore drilling contractor Rowan Companies has cold stacked one rig, sold two, and received several extensions for its jack-up drilling rigs. According to the driller''s latest fleet

Rowan receives two contracts, two term notices | Offshore

HOUSTON – Rowan Companies has issued an update on its drilling rig fleet. Cobalt will pay the contractor about $96 million in exchange for the right to terminate the

Rowan

Rowan is a global offshore contract driller, founded in 1923, its fleet includes four ultra-deepwater drillships and 23 jack-up rigs, 19 of which are rated high-specification. Additionally, Rowan is a

Ensco, Rowan complete merger creating largest offshore drilling

For comparison, drilling giant Transocean which recently bought rival Ocean Rig, prior to the acquisition said the merged fleet would have 57 rigs. It was previously reported

Valaris-Aramco JV racks up jackup quintet extensions

Saudi Arabia''s energy heavyweight Aramco has inked a contract extension agreement with ARO Drilling, its 50/50 joint venture with Valaris, for

Rowan Cold Stacks Another Rig

Rowan Companies, a Houston-based drilling contractor, will shut down another rig. This time it is the Rowan Louisiana jack-up drilling rig. In its fleet status report issued this week the company

Rowan secures new jackup contracts, extensions

Rowan Companies '' Joe Douglas, a LeTourneau Technologies 240-C Class jackup, has been awarded a one-well contract with Fieldwood in the

Ensco beefs up rig fleet with $2.3bn Rowan merger

Commenting on the news that offshore driller Ensco will buy Rowan in a $2.38 billion deal, Leslie Cook, principal analyst, Wood Mackenzie, said:

Rowan Provides Fleet Status Report Update

Rowan is a global provider of contract drilling services with a fleet of 27 mobile offshore drilling units, composed of 23 self-elevating jack-up rigs and four ultra-deepwater

Ensco and Rowan sign merger deal to create offshore

Through the merger deal, Ensco intends to benefit from Rowan''s strategic joint venture (JV) with Saudi Aramco. Rowan holds a 50% interest in offshore

World Fleet of Jack-Up Drilling Rigs

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Rig Count: Ensign Land Fleet Acquisition Latest In

The Rowan acquisition rounds out Ensign''s profile with a deeper, higher spec fleet component. Prior to the acquisition, 75% of Ensign''s fleet was rated at 1,000 horsepower or

Valaris

Ensco Rowan plc (NYSE: ESV) is the industry leader in offshore drilling services across all water depths and geographies. Operating a high-quality rig fleet of ultra-deepwater

Ensco, Rowan Extending Reach by Combining Global

Within the combined fleet of 28 floating rigs, i.e. drillships and semisubmersibles, are 25 ultra-deepwater rigs capable of drilling in water 7,500 feet or deeper,

Rowan renames two new rigs to honor former employees

Offshore driller Rowan Companies has renamed its latest additions to the rig fleet to honor the legacy of two former employees. P-59 and P-60

Valaris Limited

In 1975, after the 1973 oil crisis, John R. Blocker bought Choya Energy, a six-rig contract drilling company based in Alice, Texas, and renamed the company Blocker Energy. In 1980, the company became a public company via an initial public offering. In 1981 and early 1982, the company borrowed heavily to expand its fleet to 54 rigs. However, in late 1982, the price of oil plunged and, to avoid bankruptcy, Blocker Energy restruct

Rowan Leases Another Jackup To ARO Drilling

Rowan''s rig fleet is highly versatile, and the company owns a primarily large jackup fleet, which represents about 92.3% of the total backlog,

Valaris

Our purpose is the driving force that defines us as a leading organization in our industry. Our diverse rig fleet of ultra-deepwater drillships, versatile semisubmersibles and modern shallow

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