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https://drillingcontractor.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/desktop_slider_photo-To-deliver-best-in-class-drilling1734529800.jpg19201000Nabors’ SANAD land drilling joint venture in Saudi Arabia deployed one newbuild rig during Q1 2026, bringing total newbuild deployments to 15. Four more newbuild rigs are scheduled to enter service in the kingdom during the year. SANAD also reactivated one previously suspended rig during the quarter, with a second resumption scheduled for Q2. In …