Mærsk Developer semi-submersible rig wins contract for Surinamese Block 52

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Maersk Drilling has won a contract for the semi-submersible rig worth around $20.4 million from PETRONAS Exploration & Production for drilling of an exploration well in offshore Suriname.

The Danish drilling rig operator anticipates the contract to begin in Q3/Q4 2020.  The contract value covers integrated drilling services, mobilization, and demobilization fees.

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said that the contract, which has an estimated duration of 75 days, includes an option to drill an additional well.

Morten Kelstrup – COO of Maersk Drilling said: “It is great to work for PETRONAS again with a quick reactivation of Mærsk Developer for this campaign in the exciting Suriname-Guyana basin. This will showcase our ability to smoothly and efficiently establish operations in new jurisdictions, as Mærsk Developer will become the first of our rigs to operate offshore Suriname.”

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According to Maersk Drilling, the Mærsk Developer vessel is a DSS-21 column-stabilized dynamically positioned semi-submersible rig that can operate in water depths up to 10,000ft. Presently, the Mærsk Developer semi-submersible rig is warm-stacked in Aruba after wrapping up its latest contract in Trinidad and Tobago waters.

Mærsk Developer semi-submersible rig wins contract for Surinamese Block 52

Mærsk Developer semi-submersible rig wins contract for Surinamese Block 52. Photo courtesy of MAERSK DRILLING.


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