- CEO
- Guilherme Coelho
- Sector
- Industrial services
- Industry
- Contract drilling
- Address
- Macae Brazil
- IPO Date
- Jun 5, 2024
- Business
- Ventura Offshore Holding Ltd. is a specialized offshore drilling contractor that provides deepwater and ultra-deepwater drilling services, rig management, and offshore well construction solutions to the global oil and gas industry. The company operates through specialized business segments encompassing deepwater exploration and development drilling; commercial, technical, and operational management of mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs); harsh-environment and deepwater well construction; subsea blowout preventer (BOP) and riser operations; offshore marine engineering and technical support; and integrated offshore project management. Its asset portfolio comprises high-specification floating drilling units, including ultra-deepwater drillships such as the DS Carolina and the DS Catarina, alongside midwater and deepwater semi-submersible rigs such as the SS Victoria and the SS Amazonia. Ventura Offshore primarily serves national oil companies, international oil majors, and independent exploration and production (E&P) operators, with core geographic operations concentrated in the deepwater and pre-salt offshore basins of Brazil and the broader Atlantic margin. Founded in 2024, the company is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, and maintains primary operational and management facilities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In recent corporate developments, Ventura Offshore completed its public listing on the Euronext Growth Oslo exchange under the ticker symbol VTURA in June 2024 following a successful private equity placement and senior secured bond financing. In conjunction with its formation and listing, the company finalized the acquisition of the offshore drilling business and operating assets of Petroserv Marine Inc., acquiring direct ownership and operational control over multiple drilling units. In mid-2024, Ventura Offshore expanded its asset base by entering into a binding transaction to acquire the ultra-deepwater drillship DS Catarina, transitioning the vessel from third-party management to direct fleet ownership, while securing multi-year drilling contract extensions and awards with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for operations offshore Brazil.