Dolphin Drilling said it has resumed a one year drilling campaign with one of its semi-submersible rigs to a location in a deepwater Oyo oilfield Nigeria. The resumption of the drilling contract is sequel to the (LoA) for the Blackford Dolphin semi-sub rig from September 2022, the offshore drilling contractor confirmed the formal approximately $96 million with General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) in October 2022 for operations in Nigeria.

After the completion of its recertification for a new five-year period in Las Palmas, Spain, the Blackford Dolphin was towed to Port Harcourt in Nigeria in February 2023. The rig has now commenced its 12-month drilling contract with GHL in Nigeria, in line with previously stated expectations.

Dolphin Drilling signed a letter of award in January 2023 for in Nigeria in direct continuation with the previously announced contract with GHL, entailing the potential to extend the backlog by a minimum of 120 days and up to 485 days, in addition to the existing GHL backlog.

The company for the semi-submersible rig with Peak Petroleum Industries Nigeria Limited (Peak Petroleum) in March 2023 for operations off Nigeria with an effective day rate associated with the minimum firm contract period of $325,000, including the mobilisation fee.