Seadrill and Gulf Drilling International (GDI) have formed a joint venture (JV) rig firm, GulfDrill, to conduct exploration on behalf of Qatar Petroleum.

Seadrill has received a three-year contract extension from Saudi Aramco for the jackup rig AOD III.

Seadrill Partners has announced it received a notice of termination from Tullow Ghana for the semi-submersible rig, West Leo.

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has sanctioned Wintershall Norge’s use of the subsea production facilities on the Vega field in the Norwegian Sea.

Offshore deepwater drilling specialist Seadrill announced that it is advanced discussions regarding a new five-year contract for the drillship West Polaris (UDW drillship). The potential revenue for this new contract is approximately $1.16 billion.