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Velesto’s jack up rig secured for Gulf of Thailand drilling campaign

Sunday, June 7 2026

Fossil Energy

Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto Energy has secured a contract from Northern Gulf Petroleum (NGP) for the provision of jack-up drilling rig services offshore Thailand.

The contract was awarded to Velesto’s wholly owned subsidiary, Velesto Sumber, and will see the company deploy its NAGA 6 jack-up rig for a drilling campaign in the Gulf of Thailand.

The firm scope of work includes the drilling of four infill wells and three exploration wells.

Velesto operates a fleet of six wholly-owned jack-up drilling rigs and two hydraulic workover units.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drilling campaign, International projects, Jack up, Thailand, Velesto Tagged With: drilling, NGP, Thailand, Velesto Energy

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