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Two rig contracts and collaboration agreement with Transocean

Tuesday, March 28 2023

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Equinor has awarded contracts for the use of Transocean Encourage, mainly in the Norwegian Sea, and Transocean Enabler, for the Johan Castberg field.

Digital contract signings, from left: Erik G. Kirkemo, senior vice president for Drilling & Well in Equinor, Mette H. Ottøy, chief procurement officer in Equinor, Knut Vavik, operations director for Transocean in Norway and Keelan Adamson, president and chief operating officer for Transocean.
(Photo: Kjetil Eide / Equinor)
 

At the same time, the companies have signed a strategic collaboration agreement.

The rigs have been on eight-year contracts with Equinor that expire on 1 December 2023 and 1 April 2024, respectively. This will be the first contract extension since the rigs were built, as so-called Cat D rigs, specialised for Norwegian conditions.

The drilling programme in the Norwegian Sea consists of nine wells to be drilled on the Tyrihans, Verdande, Andvare and Vigdis fields located in the Tampen area of the North Sea.

Verdande and Andvare will be tied in to the Norne field. The drilling programme also include exploration wells, and may be further extended, adding six wells. The estimated total value of the nine wells is about USD 191 million, and the drilling campaign is expected to start on 1 December.

On the Johan Castberg field, Transocean Enabler will have a fixed drilling programme of 19 wells and options on another eight wells. The total contract value is estimated at USD 415 million, the fixed part accounting for USD 295 million. The new contract will come into effect between 1 April and 1 July 2024.

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Filed Under: collaboration, Drilling, drilling rig, Equinor, International News, Johan Castberg, Norwegian Sea Tagged With: collaboration, drilling, Equinor, Johan Castberg, norwegian sea, transocean

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