Semi-submersible ‘Maersk Deliverer’ has secured a new contract by JX Nippon covering the drilling of one well in Southeast Asia, with an estimated duration of 30 days, marking the continuation of Maersk Drilling’s operations in the region.
The well is located in offshore Malaysia 160 km north-west of Kota Kinabalu at a water depth of 1200m. The contract is set to begin in the fourth quarter of 2017.
“We see an increase in demand for deepwater rigs in the Southeast Asian market, and this is a great opportunity to get closer to deepwater customers in the region, like JX Nippon, and thereby enable them to fulfill their business objectives safely and efficiently,” says Lars Ostergaard, Chief Commercial Officer of Maersk Drilling.
Since April last year, Maersk Deliverer has been warm stacked in Namibia. The reactivation of the rig has already commenced, and the main work scopes will be carried out during its voyage to Malaysia.
Maersk Deliverer is the fifth rig that Maersk Drilling has successfully reactivated from warm stacking within the past 8 months, the company informed.
