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Odfjell Drilling’s rig remaining with Norwegian oil & gas operator for another year

Home Fossil Energy Odfjell Drilling’s rig remaining with Norwegian oil & gas operator for another year July 17, 2026, by Melisa Cavcic Odfjell Drilling, a 53-year-old offshore drilling player, has won a contract extension with Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP for a 2019-built semi-submersible rig, which is working on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

Iran says it targeted U.S. base in Syria as strikes expand

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Friday said its forces struck the al-Tanf air base in southeastern Syria, in the first attack of its kind since the start of the U.S.-Iran war. The IRGC wrote in a statement carried by state-affiliated media that the strike targeted a U.S. command and control center at al-Tanf and

8 Google Maps features you’re not using, and you’re missing out

Published Jul 17, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT From PlayStations to MacBooks, consumer tech has always been a part of Danny's life. Having started writing for MUO in December 2020, his main tech-related interest focuses on Apple products and creative software like Adobe Lightroom. Danny's writing credentials are wide and varied, including a poem he had published

Why Saints football matters

Mondays during football season hit just a little differently. The excitement of looking forward to the upcoming game fills the week with anticipation and energy. It takes away the mental hurdles of planning what needs to be done around the house. It gives husbands a built-in excuse to put off the household chores their wives

Relax, Virginia fans. The underdog role suits your team

It's appropriate that the highest-profile of Virginia's 31 football transfers this season, Beau Pribula, arrived from Missouri. If you're unaware, that's the Show-Me State. And that should be the unofficial motto for the Cavaliers in 2026. A percentage of Virginia fans are probably outraged that the Cavaliers, coming off a historic 11-win season, were excluded

FSU Football Impressed By Ashton Daniels’ Preseason Growth

The Florida State Seminoles handed the keys of Mike Norvell's offense over to transfer quarterback Ashton Daniels. With the starting job now in question, the Seminoles are focused on empowering Daniels this preseason. Daniels is learning his third offense in three years. That sounds difficult, but he's gotten down two schemes in the past, and

Former Saints OL Andrus Peat retires after 11 NFL seasons

Former New Orleans Saints guard Andrus Peat has announced that he is retiring from the NFL after 11 seasons. 11 years in the league, I gave it everything I had,” Peat wrote in via his Instagram account. “I may be walking away from football, but not from the lessons it taught me. Thank you to

The business of football

Mar­i­ano Browne The FI­FA World Cup is the largest sin­gle-event sport­ing com­pe­ti­tion in the world. No sin­gle sport­ing event match­es the sin­gu­lar, world­wide fo­cus and tele­vi­sion view­er­ship of the World Cup. The 2026 ver­sion is es­ti­mat­ed to have reached over 5 bil­lion peo­ple, out of the world’s 8.3 bil­lion. It is the most pop­u­lar sport

Dallas Cowboys 2026 Opponent Preview: Houston Texans

The 2026 NFL season will feature the eighth ever edition of The Governor’s Cup, which is the meeting between the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans. With the last two all-Texas pro football meetings coming in Arlington in 2022 and 2024, it is time for the Cowboys to visit the Texans in Houston for the first

Fantasy football rankings 2026: Busts from the model that nailed Terry McLaurin’s down season

SportsLine simulated the new NFL season 10,000 times and identified Fantasy football busts 2026 to fade during your Fantasy football draft prep Aug 4, 2026 at 6:20 pm ET • 3 min read August has arrived, and the 2026 NFL season kicks off on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The time has come for Fantasy football owners

Cowboys pass rusher Donovan Ezeiruaku pulled from practice

Skip to main content The Cowboys appear to have disciplined Donovan Ezeiruaku. Football can get a bit heated at times. The Dallas Cowboys had their most physical activity in a two-day stretch to start this week as Monday and Tuesday marked the first padded practices of training camp. Getting going in that way elevates things

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Odfjell Drilling’s rig remaining with Norwegian oil & gas operator for another year

Home Fossil Energy Odfjell Drilling’s rig remaining with Norwegian oil & gas operator for another year July 17, 2026, by Melisa Cavcic Odfjell Drilling, a 53-year-old offshore drilling player, has won a contract extension with Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP for a 2019-built semi-submersible rig, which is working on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

Iran says it targeted U.S. base in Syria as strikes expand

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Friday said its forces struck the al-Tanf air base in southeastern Syria, in the first attack of its kind since the start of the U.S.-Iran war. The IRGC wrote in a statement carried by state-affiliated media that the strike targeted a U.S. command and control center at al-Tanf and

8 Google Maps features you’re not using, and you’re missing out

Published Jul 17, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT From PlayStations to MacBooks, consumer tech has always been a part of Danny's life. Having started writing for MUO in December 2020, his main tech-related interest focuses on Apple products and creative software like Adobe Lightroom. Danny's writing credentials are wide and varied, including a poem he had published

Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as source of a diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak

Skip to Main Content Health CDC, FDA and public health officials in several states have been investigating a multistate outbreak of cyclospora infections. A Taco Bell fast food restaurant is shown Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Taylor, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) AP Photo/Paul Sancya By BILL BARROW, Associated Press July 17, 2026 2 minutes to read Share

New Aberdeen Tunnel bus interchange opens Jul 26

A new bus-bus interchange (BBI) at the Wong Chuk Hang portal of the Aberdeen Tunnel will be commissioned on July 26. The Transport Department said a total of 37 bus routes, including a new one, will be available at the stop – named Aberdeen Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange. “This covers almost half of the bus routes