Two new floaters for Maersk Drilling in South America
Contract awarded by Total to Maersk Drilling in Suriname’s Block 58.
By Marc Allen, Maritime Direct UK
Oil major, Maersk Drilling, has been awarded two floater contracts by Total. Maersk Valiant and Maersk Developer will be employed for an estimated 500 days as part of Total E&P‘s exploration and appraisal of Suriname’s Block 58. Developer is expected to begin operations in January 2021 and Valiant in March. The total value of the firm contracts is estimated at $100m and the contract includes various extension options.
Morten Kelstrup, CCO of Maersk Drilling, said: “We’re thrilled to firm up these contracts, adding further to our long-standing relationship with Total for whom we have a great track record from our collaboration on a number of deepwater exploration projects…”
Developer is a DSS-21 column-stabilised dynamically positioned semi-submersible rig and can operate in depths of up to 10,000ft. Valiant is a high-spec 7th generation drillship with integrated Managed Pressure Drilling and was delivered in 2013.
