Valaris bags $135m drillship deal in Africa

New York-listed offshore driller Valaris has been awarded a five-well contract offshore West Africa for one of its drillships. The contract, awarded to the 2014-built Valaris DS-15 drillship by an undisclosed client, is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026. Based on an estimated duration of 250 days, the total contract value is …