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VALARIS 250

Valaris · Drilling rig · updated 18 July 2026

Now

What is it doing?
Contracted
For whom?
ARO Drilling
Where?
Saudi Arabia
Until when?
Apr 2030

Next

Next assignment or transition
No follow-on work identified
Options
No follow-on work identified
Downtime
No planned downtime identified

Commercial outlook

Classification
Committed
Estimated usable window
Schedule not disclosed
Confidence
Source-reported

Visual schedule

ARO Drilling
Saudi Arabia
May 2025 – Apr 2030
Firm
Evidence
Source document
Valaris Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt
VALARIS 250 LT Super Gorilla XL 2003 ARO Drilling Saudi Arabia May 25 Apr 30 Expect approx. 120 days out of service for planned maintenance in 2Q/3Q26.
Publication date
4 May 2026
Retrieval date
18 July 2026
Confidence
Source-reported
Open source

Technical profile

{
  "design": "LT Super Gorilla XL",
  "buildYear": "2003",
  "rigSubtype": "jackup",
  "sourceSection": "Legacy Jackups"
}

Change history

Contract awarded
ARO Drilling · Saudi Arabia · firm May 25 – Apr 30
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source

Evidence

Each schedule block links to the official source excerpt supporting that fact.