Maersk Resolute to be re-activated under one-well contract
Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V has awarded a one-well contract to Maersk Drilling in the North Sea
Maersk’s harsh environment jack-up rig, Maersk Resolute, has been awarded a one-well contract by Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V to perform well maintenance and drill a side-track of the A9 well at the P6 Horizon field in the Dutch North Sea.
The contract is expected to commence in April 2021, with an estimated duration of 45 days, and is valued at USD 4.5m. Maersk Resolute will be fitted with a high-efficiency Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system which uses ammonia injection to convert NOx into harmless water and nitrogen. The SCR reportedly reduces NOx emissions by up to 98%.
COO for Maersk Drilling, Morten Kelstrup, says: “We’re happy to add this contract for Petrogas which will bring Maersk Resolute back to work on an extreme extended reach well at P9 Horizon which the rig originally completed in the autumn of 2019. Operations in the Dutch North Sea come with a strict focus on protecting the environment, and we fully support this as part of our ambition of providing responsible drilling”.
Resolute is a 350ft, Gusto-engineered MSC CJ50 harsh-environment jack-up rig which entered service in 2008. It is currently warm-stacked in Esbjerg, Denmark, and after completing its contract for Petrogas it will move to work on the previously-announced contract for Dana Petroleum Netherlands.
