Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week’s key offshore rig news and rig data for the week ending August 8th 2025.

• Noble Stanley Lafosse receives five-well extension in US Gulf
• Talos awards more work to drillship West Vela
• Noble Intrepid secures a two-well UK CCS contract
• Noble Resilient secures 92-day UK accommodation contract
• Well-Safe Defender wins multi-year UK contract
• Murphy awards P&A campaign to Sevan Louisiana
• Shelf Drilling books long-term jackup contract in the Dutch North Sea
• Short-term contract and extension for Shelf Drilling jackup duo
• Noble completes disposal of two drillships, classes two jackups and one drillship as held for sale
• Hydrocarbon discovery at BP’s Bumerangue prospect, offshore Brazil