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Japanese offshore drilling company Japan Drilling Co., Ltd. (JDC) will drill up to 10 wells for Petronas offshore Malaysia with its semi-submersible Hakuryu-5.
The contract, due to start around Q3 2022, covers four firm wells plus six optional wells offshore the Malaysian state of Sarawak.
JDC said in a statement that it was “pleased to announce that its subsidiary company “Hakuryu 5, Inc.” and its agent in Malaysia, NABA Drilling Sdn. Bhd. (“NABA”) have agreed to provide drilling services to PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd. (PCSB) for a semi-submersible drilling rig “HAKURYU-5” for the drilling contract awarded by PCSB to NABA Drilling Sdn.Bhd.”
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