Shelf Drilling has announced that it has secured a one-year contract for the Trident VIII jack-up rig for operations offshore Nigeria. The rig will complete a short out-of-service project prior to expected contract commencement in Q2 2023
Trident VIII rig is currently located off the coast of Ghana which is believed that the rig have secured a 180-day contract plus an option for 90 days with Hans & Co.
Trident VIII rig was built in 1981, and upgraded in 2018, the Modec 300 C35-design Trident VIII jack-up rig has a maximum operating depth of 300 feet (~91,5 meters), and can accommodate 116 people aboard. The rig’s maximum drilling depth is 21,000 feet (~6400 meters).
As at November 2022 rig fleet status report, Shelf Drilling had six rigs in West Africa.
