Now
- What is it doing?
- Contracted
- For whom?
- Azule Energy
- Where?
- Angola
- Until when?
- Oct 2026
VALARIS DS-7
Valaris · Drilling rig · updated 18 July 2026
Next
- Next assignment or transition
- Azule Energy · Angola · Oct 2026 – Sept 2027
- 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
Angola
Jun 2024 – Oct 2026
Firm
Evidence
- Source document
- Valaris Fleet Status Report
- Relevant excerpt
- VALARIS DS-7 Samsung 96K 2013 Azule Energy Angola Jun 24 Oct 26 TCV estimated to be $364 million based on initial estimated duration of 850 days
- Publication date
- 4 May 2026
- Retrieval date
- 18 July 2026
- Confidence
- Source-reported
Angola
Oct 2026 – Sept 2027
Firm
Evidence
- Source document
- Valaris Fleet Status Report
- Relevant excerpt
- Azule Energy Angola Oct 26 Sep 27 Contract backlog of approx. $125 million based on estimated duration of 325 days. Five-well
- Publication date
- 4 May 2026
- Retrieval date
- 18 July 2026
- Confidence
- Source-reported
Technical profile
{
"design": "Samsung 96K",
"buildYear": "2013",
"rigSubtype": "drillship",
"sourceSection": "Drillships"
}Change history
Contract awarded
Azule Energy · Angola · firm Jun 24 – Oct 26
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source
Contract awarded
Azule Energy · Angola · firm Oct 26 – Sep 27
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source
Evidence
Each schedule block links to the official source excerpt supporting that fact.