Overall marketed global offshore rig utilisation has remained at 87% for five consecutive months, indicating a levelling out of the supply and demand balance

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Westwood: Mexico jack-up count set to rise

21 Aug 2026by Teresa Wilkie

As of mid-August 2026, global offshore rig utilisation is showing some signs of strengthening standing at 87%, according to Westwood Global Energy Group

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Westwood: Mediterranean and Black Sea floater demand continues to strengthen

17 Jul 2026by Teresa Wilkie

Within the floating fleet, drillships continue to outperform, achieving utilisation of 90%, when including units with future contracts

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Expansion coming in the US Gulf fibre optic network

23 Jun 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Hydrocarbon production facilities in the Keathley Canyon will be connected to a region-wide communications network

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Westwood: offshore rig dayrates (mostly) continue to fall in 2026

15 Jun 2026by Teresa Wilkie

As of mid-June 2026, the global offshore rig market has continued to soften, with a further marginal deterioration in activity

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Westwood: Middle East war continues to reverberate through the jackup market

12 May 2026by Teresa Wilkie

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Brazilian floater market looking healthier following recent Petrobras contracting spree

15 Apr 2026by Teresa Wilkie

Westwood Global Energy Group, RigLogix director, Teresa Wilkie looks at market trends amid Petrobras’ two-week floating rigs contract blitz

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UK offshore rig supply dwindles as market hits ‘critical juncture’

17 Mar 2026by Teresa Wilkie

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Rapid response prevented blowout becoming an explosion on Equinor drilling rig

04 Mar 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Automatic gas detection triggered Deepsea Bollsta’s safety systems, and potential ignition sources were disconnected

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Saipem adopts AI for predictive maintenance

24 Feb 2026by Martyn Wingrove

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Westwood: Transocean-Valaris merger 'shakes up' offshore drilling industry

19 Feb 2026by Cinnamon Edralin

Could the recent US$5.8Bn acquisition of Valaris by Transocean kick off another round of rig-owner consolidation? Westwood Global Energy’s Americas research director, Cinnamon Edralin, examines the impact of the deal

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