RLX News Roundup 19th December 2025

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending December 19th 2025.

• Seadrill scores four-month extension with LLOG
• Seadrill locks in five more wells for Sonangol Quenguela
• Seadrill picks up new assignment for Sevan Louisiana in US Gulf
• Vår Energi extends pair of COSL semisub contracts
• Aker BP extends Scarabeo 8 contract through 2028
• Archer wins extension to long-term platform drilling & maintenance agreement with Aker BP
• Odfjell Drilling converts LOI into firm contract
• Well-Safe Protector demobilised to Aberdeen South Harbour
• Deepsea Bollsta sale finalised – Odfjell Drilling takes ownership
• Serica Energy to boost North Sea portfolio via acquisition of assets from Spirit Energy