Lock In Mobilization Plans After Transocean–Equinor Rig Contract

Halliburton deployed its LOGIX automation and remote operations platform on a deepwater exploration well with Eni offshore Indonesia, combining full rig floor automation with managed pressure drilling (MPD) for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region

The collaboration combined Eni’s operational expertise with Halliburton’s automation solutions to align rig floor control, subsea automation and pressure management within a single system

Halliburton deployed its LOGIX automation and remote operations platform on a deepwater exploration well with Eni offshore Indonesia, combining full rig floor automation with managed pressure drilling (MPD) for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region. Halliburton integrated rig floor equipment, automated well positioning, downhole hydraulics and MPD controls into a single closed-loop automated system, with the LOGIX orchestration service coordinating drilling execution and tripping operations in one workflow

Blackford Dolphin semisubmersible (Source: Dolphin Drilling) Dolphin Drilling’s deepwater capable semisubmersible rig, Blackford Dolphin, will continue its drilling contract with Oil India Limited following a further extension

Blackford Dolphin semisubmersible (Source: Dolphin Drilling) Dolphin Drilling’s deepwater capable semisubmersible rig, Blackford Dolphin, will continue its drilling contract with Oil India Limited following a further extension. The contract now runs until at least 28 August 2026, giving the rig additional time to complete drilling, testing and abandonment work at locations east of India under the same terms and scope as the existing agreement

The rig can accommodate 120 people

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