Availability

Which rigs could realistically compete for work, where and when?

Commercial availability is separated from idle status, held-for-sale status, one-month operational gaps and schedule uncertainty.

Result ordering is deterministic: marketed current availability first, then verified future openings, then commercial watchlist rows, then coverage caveat rows; ties sort by asset name.

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Source-backed availability with coverage caveat labels where evidence is incomplete.
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Marketed now

0 records

SignalSpore checked production coverage; no rigs qualify for this classification without promoting operational gaps or unknowns as availability.

Last reported available

0 records

SignalSpore checked production coverage; no rigs qualify for this classification without promoting operational gaps or unknowns as availability.

Confirmed future opening

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SignalSpore checked production coverage; no rigs qualify for this classification without promoting operational gaps or unknowns as availability.

Likely future opening

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SignalSpore checked production coverage; no rigs qualify for this classification without promoting operational gaps or unknowns as availability.

Idle and marketable

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SignalSpore checked production coverage; no rigs qualify for this classification without promoting operational gaps or unknowns as availability.

Stacked and reactivatable

0 records

SignalSpore checked production coverage; no rigs qualify for this classification without promoting operational gaps or unknowns as availability.

Not commercially available

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Working

Blackford Dolphin

earliest realistic availability
Working
Work window
Working
Current status
Status under review
Current assignment
Oil India Limited
Next assignment
No verified follow-on disclosed
Region
India
Likely marketing region
India
Gap duration
Not verified
Mobilization considerations
Not disclosed
Confidence
A
commercial significance
coverage caveat
Last verified
28 July 2026
Source evidence

A current firm or committed assignment covers the present date.

Source title: Dolphin Drilling Our Fleet and official contract disclosures

Organization: Dolphin Drilling

Publication date: Publication date not identified

Retrieved: 28 July 2026

Page/section: Fleet status table

Excerpt: 8 Jul 2026 Dolphin Drilling release: Blackford Dolphin will continue its drilling contract for Oil India Limited; extended until at least 28th August 2026 at locations East of India under the same terms and scope as the existing contract.

Document hash: b3be06489d7ccb8b9fa629c98136bb012acb7437be751ee2b95c1c1fb0746968

Claim status: accepted

Open source
Source-backed availability
Working

Paul B. Loyd Jr.

earliest realistic availability
August 2030 – August 2035
Work window
August 2030 – August 2035
Current status
Status under review
Current assignment
Harbour Energy
Next assignment
Harbour Energy
Region
UK North Sea
Likely marketing region
UK North Sea
Gap duration
Not verified
Mobilization considerations
Not disclosed
Confidence
A
commercial significance
coverage caveat
Last verified
28 July 2026
Source evidence

A current firm or committed assignment covers the present date.

Source title: Dolphin Drilling Our Fleet and official contract disclosures

Organization: Dolphin Drilling

Publication date: Publication date not identified

Retrieved: 28 July 2026

Page/section: Fleet status table

Excerpt: 11 May 2026 Dolphin Drilling contract update: Paul B. Loyd Jr. in the UK sector of the North Sea; additional firm term runs through to 30 August 2030.

Document hash: b3be06489d7ccb8b9fa629c98136bb012acb7437be751ee2b95c1c1fb0746968

Claim status: accepted

Open source
Source-backed availability

Schedule unclear

0 records

SignalSpore checked production coverage; no rigs qualify for this classification without promoting operational gaps or unknowns as availability.

Held for sale

0 records

SignalSpore checked production coverage; no rigs qualify for this classification without promoting operational gaps or unknowns as availability.

Out of service

0 records

SignalSpore checked production coverage; no rigs qualify for this classification without promoting operational gaps or unknowns as availability.