Maersk Drilling has been awarded a one-well contract for the high-efficiency jackup, Maersk Resolve, by Wintershall Noordzee B.V.
The work scope covers the drilling and potential testing of the Winchelsea II well offshore the U.K. in the North Sea. The 86-day contract is expected to commence in late June, according to a company press release.
“With the new contract secured for Maersk Resolve, we are strengthening our presence in the North Sea even further. This is a key market for us, and we look forward to working closely together with Wintershall Noordzee to deliver a safe and efficient drilling operation,” Michael Reimer Mortensen, vice president and head of global sales in Maersk Drilling, said in a statement.
Mortensen said the Maersk Resolve will be the fourth rig that Maersk Drilling brings back into operation following a period of warm-stacking in Esbjerg Harbour, Denmark.
Maersk Drilling’s modern fleet counts 24 drilling rigs including drillships, deepwater semisubmersibles and high-end jackup rigs. The Copenhagen, Denmark-based company employs an international staff of 3,200 people and generated an underlying profit of US$743 million in 2016, the release said.
Based in Rijswijk, the Netherlands, Wintershall Noordzee was established in 1965 and is a joint venture between Wintershall Holding GmbH (50%) and PJSC Gazprom (50%).
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