Another type of drilling rig that can drill in ultra-deepwaters, drillships are capable of holding more equipment; but semisubmersibles are chosen for their stability. The design concept of ...

Rig Count by Type: The number of vertical drilling rigs totaled 12 units, lower than the week-ago count of 13. The horizontal/directional rig count (encompassing new drilling technology with the ...

Indonesia’s s national energy company Pertamina has secured the jack-up rig CPOE 16 from Chinese offshore drilling contractor ...