Semi-submersible rig provider Island Drilling Company has received a letter of award from Centrica.
The firm will provide the Island Innovator drilling rig for an appraisal well on the Fogelberg field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
The contract has options for two additional wells.
Start-up is scheduled for 1st quarter 2018, for a duration of 130–200 days.
Island Innovator is currently in operation on the Wisting field (License PL-537) in the Barents Sea.