Maersk Drilling has secured a contract for work in the Northern North Sea basin offshore Norway.
For the one-well deal with OMV, the contractor will use the low-emission jack-up rig Maersk Intrepid to drill a high pressure, high temperature exploration well in the Oswig prospect in Block 30/5C.
The contract is expected to commence in mid-2022, and Maersk Drilling and OMV (Norge) AS are in discussions to add additional services to the scope.
A one-well option to drill the Eirik exploration well is also included in the deal.
As the first of Maersk Drilling’s rigs to be upgraded to a hybrid, low-emission rig, Maersk Intrepid produced an initial data point showing fuel consumption and CO2 emission reductions of approximately 25% compared to the rig’s average baseline.
The contract with OMV contains a bonus scheme based on rewarding CO2 emission reductions in addition to operational performance bonuses.
Morten Kelstrup, chief operating officer of Maersk Drilling, said: “We’re delighted that OMV once again trusts us with the exploration of their prospects and look forward to building further on the close and extremely efficient collaboration we established during Maersk Integrator’s campaign for the customer earlier this year.”
Maersk Intrepid is an ultra-harsh environment CJ70 XLE jack-up rig, designed for year-round operations in the North Sea and featuring hybrid, low-emission upgrades.
It was delivered in 2014 and is currently operating for Equinor offshore Norway.
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