Maersk Drilling Awarded Contract By DONG Energy for North Sea Operations

Maersk Drilling has been awarded a new contract for the jack-up rig Mærsk Giant with Danish energy utility DONG Energy. The firm contract covers 150 days of work on the Nini and Siri field in the Danish part of the North Sea.  

‘The estimated contract value is USD 16m. The contract is in direct continuation of the current contract with Talisman keeping Maersk Giant employed until March 2016’ reads a note realised on Monday. 

According to the Danish company, the rig is fully equipped for high pressure/high temperature (HP/HT) drilling and is designed for year-round operation in the North Sea, in water depths up to 107 m (350 ft) with an available leg length below hull of 132 m (435 ft).

“We are very pleased to continue our good corporation with DONG Energy, one of our key customers in the North Sea,” says Claus V. Hemmingsen, CEO in Maersk Drilling and member of the Executive Board in the Maersk Group.

In May, Dong Energy reported a 37% increase in EBITDA in the first quarter of the year compared to the first three months of 2013.  

Also the Norwegian Sea witnessed minor developments over the last days. 

On Thursday, Lime Petroleum Norway AS entered into an agreement with EnQuest Norge AS to acquire their 50% share in licences PL760 and PL760B in Norway.

“We are pleased to have secured these attractive blocks close to infrastructure and partnering with the reputed operator Total” Ivar Aarseth, CEO of Lime Norway, commented.