Maersk Drilling awarded one-well exploration contract for Maersk Discoverer
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a one-well contract by CGX Resources Inc., operator and joint venture partner with Frontera Energy Guyana Corp, for the semi-submersible rig Maersk Discoverer to perform exploration drilling in the Corentyne Block offshore Guyana.
The contract has an estimated duration of 75-85 days and is
expected to commence in third quarter 2021, in direct continuation of the rig’s
current work scope. The contract
contains one firm-well in the Corentyne Block and one optional well for the
Demerara Block.
The optional well has an estimated duration of 40 days.
Maersk Drilling and CGX are in discussions to add additional services and
performance incentives to the scope.
“It’s the first time we are working for CGX and we are
honored to join forces with their team in the Caribbean basin. Guyana is home
to some very promising offshore projects and it’s close to our other customers
and projects in the region. The D-rig series is particularly well suited to
fill special niches around the Americas with its versatile capabilities of both
being able to work in a moored and a dynamically-positioned mode.
With this contract, Maersk Discoverer is fully booked
throughout 2021 allowing us to continue to build and leverage the experience of
the crew as well as the special technical characteristics of the rig,” says COO
Morten Kelstrup of Maersk Drilling.
Maersk Discoverer is a DSS-21 column-stabilised dynamically
positioned semi-submersible drilling rig, able to operate in water depths up to
10,000 ft. It is currently operating offshore Trinidad and Tobago for BP.
Following the contract with CGX, the rig will commence a contract with BG
International, a subsidiary of Shell, in Trinidad and Tobago as stated in
Maersk Drilling’s recent fleet status report.
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