Sequel to recent announcement made by Aquadrill on its new drilling campaign in East Africa, Shelf Drilling has also made a disclosure of the company’s award of a two-year contract for the Shelf Drilling Scepter for drilling operations offshore Nigeria.

The drilling contract which is valued for the firm period, including mobilization revenue, is approximately USD 118 million. The contract also includes a one-year option, and the planned start-up of operations is May 2023.

In January 2023, Dolphin Drilling disclosed that it has entered into a new Letter of Award (LOA) with General Hydrocarbon Limited GHL for the Blackford Dolphin Semisubmersible rig in Nigeria as stated in an update on the rig status. Blackford Dolphin signed a Letter of Award is for additional work in Nigeria in direct continuation with the previously announced contract with General Hydrocarbon Limited (GHL) in October 2022.

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Shelf Drilling in its recent press release did not state in details about the ownership of the contract and the location of the contract.  In December 23, 2022, Shelf Drilling, made similar announcement as the company secured a one-year contract for the Trident VIII jack-up rig for operations offshore Nigeria. The rig which completed a short out-of-service project prior is expected another contract commencement in Q2 2023.

Shelf Drilling is a leading international shallow water offshore drilling contractor with rig operations across Middle East, Southeast Asia, India, West Africa, Mediterranean and North Sea. Shelf Drilling was founded in 2012 and has established itself as a leader within its industry through its fit-for purpose strategy and close working relationship with industry leading clients. The company is incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with corporate headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker “SHLF”.