Three new reels published: the fleet, drawn to scale
The marine and aviation fleets now have dimensional reels generated from the same drawing data that drives the fleet page, alongside a capability reel covering the first six months.
Newsroom
Company news & releases
Contracts, fleet changes, safety milestones and the Ironmark XG-1 concept programme. This page is the only channel we publish through. 19 releases since incorporation; select a heading to read the full text.
Six months on: what we have, and what we do not
Rev 4 of the corporate overview is published. It restates the fleet, the operating numbers and — more usefully — the things the company cannot yet claim.
ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Stage 2 audits complete; certification pending
Both Stage 2 assessments closed without a major nonconformity. Neither certificate is in hand, and the company does not claim either standard until it is.
Twelfth airframe delivered: a Bell 525 Relentless for the deepwater rotation
The aviation fleet is complete at twelve aircraft spanning all six Bell commercial types, ordered new and flown in-house.
Ameristar publishes the Ironmark XG-1 concept semi-submersible
A low-manning fifth-generation semi-submersible targeting 10,000 ft water depth with a 32-person core crew. The unit is a concept at gate G1: unsanctioned, unbuilt, with no yard slot.
Twelfth support vessel enters service: MV Ameristar Cutline
An oil spill response vessel completes the marine fleet at twelve vessels — every one a different class, every one ordered new.
Rigs 17 and 18 accepted from the yard, fleet reaches eighteen units
Both deepwater semi-submersibles were accepted new with dual-activity derricks and crewed entirely from within the company, completing the planned fleet five weeks ahead of schedule.
Fleet clears 150 days with a zero recordable incident rate
Every day of the company's existence has now been worked without a recordable incident, across every rig, vessel and aircraft in service.
Ironmark twin desk goes live in Operations Control
A simulated digital twin of the XG-1 concept now runs on the Tier 1 desk, used to test the manning model before any steel is cut.
Rigs 14 and 15 awarded a three-year Permian development programme
A 92-well pad development in Martin and Howard counties begins in Q4 2026, with both rigs under daywork contract through 2029.
Offshore division stands up with the first two cantilever jackups
Both units were accepted new and mobilised to the Gulf of Mexico shelf, taking Ameristar offshore in its fifth month of operation.
Longest lateral to date: 20,400 ft in the Delaware
A single-string lateral of 20,400 ft was landed and drilled to TD without a sidetrack, at a company-best cost per foot.
Aviation division certified under FAA Part 135
Ameristar Aviation received its air carrier certificate and now flies all crew changes and medevac cover in-house rather than by charter.
Eagle Ford district opens with three rigs and a district yard
South Texas operations begin in the condensate window, taking Ameristar to four operating districts inside three months.
Marine division formed; first vessels ordered new and ISM certified
The marine division was formed in May and certified under the ISM Code the same month, with every vessel ordered new to Ameristar specification.
Battery peak-shaving fitted across the onshore fleet
Hybrid power reaches 78 per cent of onshore rig coverage, cutting Scope 1 intensity 31 per cent against the company's first-quarter baseline.
Stop-work authority written into every contract the company signs
Stop-work authority became a contractual term rather than a policy poster, binding on Ameristar and on the operator.
First well delivered — and it lost money
Rig 1 was released from a vertical Permian test in Glasscock County after twenty-six days. It came in over budget and taught us more than the next ten did.
Ameristar Oil, LLC incorporated in Midland, Texas
The company was formed by three drilling supervisors with a signed term contract and an order for four new-build AC-electric pad rigs. Nineteen employees at incorporation.
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Media
We do not run a press office.
Ameristar publishes what it chooses to publish, here, and nothing else. We do not give interviews, host rig tours, issue image libraries or comment on customer programmes, contract terms or well results — ours or anyone else's.
Anything material to our lenders or contracted operators goes to them directly. If a release is not on this page, it did not come from us.
