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    1. Drilling & Completion

    Three Valaris rigs at work offshore Australia, the UK

    May 19, 2021
    Valaris has put two jackups and one semisubmersible back to work in one week, the company revealed on social media.
    (Courtesy Valaris)
    The semisubmersible MS-1.
    The semisubmersible MS-1.

    Offshore staff

    HAMILTON, Bermuda – Valaris has put two jackups and one semisubmersible back to work across the globe in one week, the company revealed on social media.

    Offshore Australia, the jackup Valaris 107 and semisub Valaris MS-1 are under contract with SapuraOMV and Santos, respectively.

    The jackup Valaris Gorilla V has started a 400-day contract with DNO in the UK North Sea.

    (Courtesy Valaris)
    The Valaris JU-107.
    The Valaris JU-107.

    In addition, W&T Offshore has awarded the jackup Valaris JU-117 (Ralph Coffman) a 45-day contract in the US Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to begin in July 2021.

    05/19/2021