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

0 records

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

Likely future opening

0 records

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

Idle and marketable

0 records

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

3 records
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

Key Singapore

earliest realistic availability
Working
Work window
Working
Current status
Status under review
Current assignment
ONGC
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
20 July 2026
Source evidence

A current firm or committed assignment covers the present date.

Source title: Shelf Drilling Fleet Status Report

Organization: Shelf Drilling

Publication date: 7 August 2025

Retrieved: 28 July 2026

Page/section: Fleet status table

Excerpt: Key Singapore MLT 116-C 350 ONGC India Oct 2023 Oct 2026

Document hash: a12da57bab48d12722bbefc04ceafcc884ab63a3ba23d98bb4af3220ecedfe74

Claim status: accepted

Open source
Source-backed availability
Working

Trident II

earliest realistic availability
Working
Work window
Working
Current status
Status under review
Current assignment
ONGC
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
20 July 2026
Source evidence

A current firm or committed assignment covers the present date.

Source title: Shelf Drilling Fleet Status Report

Organization: Shelf Drilling

Publication date: 7 August 2025

Retrieved: 28 July 2026

Page/section: Fleet status table

Excerpt: Trident II MLT 84-SC Mod 300 ONGC India Mar 2024 Mar 2027

Document hash: a12da57bab48d12722bbefc04ceafcc884ab63a3ba23d98bb4af3220ecedfe74

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

1 records
Out of service

Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1

earliest realistic availability
October 2026 – May 2028
Work window
October 2026 – May 2028
Current status
Status under review
Current assignment
Customer undisclosed
Next assignment
Reliance Industries
Region
India
Likely marketing region
India
Gap duration
Not verified
Mobilization considerations
Not disclosed
Confidence
B
commercial significance
coverage caveat
Last verified
1 August 2026
Source evidence

The current or next disclosed interval is out-of-service/shipyard time, not marketed availability.

Source title: May 2026 Fleet Status Report

Organization: Transocean

Publication date: 1 May 2026

Retrieved: 1 August 2026

Page/section: Fleet status table

Excerpt: India - Out of Service Aug-26 Oct-26 - 74 days - Contract Preparation

Document hash: c3fc08fc190a4ca94cc494efe9d0356a5ed616d079890c075a20ede51b34872f

Claim status: accepted

Open source
Source-backed availability