RLX News Roundup 6th February 2026

Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending February 6th 2026.

• Shell sells down Orca interest in Brazil to KUFPEC
• Deepsea Mira moves to Walvis Bay
• Hakuryu-14 drilling schedule update
• Hakuryu-11 on second well for Murphy Vietnam
• West Gemini starts drilling at Katambi appraisal
• Unitisation deal signed for YoYo-Yolanda project
• OMV Petrom’s Vinekh prospect deemed dry hole
• Drillship West Neptune sets record in US Gulf
• Lone Star undergoing preparations for Brava Energia charter
• Porthos CCS update - North Sea wells ready for CO2 storage