Cairn Energy Group has let a 110-day contract to Maersk Drilling for the Maersk Developer semisubmersible drilling rig with an option for four additional wells offshore Mexico. The contract is expected to start in September, Maersk Drilling said in a fleet update.
Elsewhere, Aker BP signed a 1-year contract for the Maersk Integrator jack up drilling rig for work offshore Norway scheduled to begin in June.
Ithaca Energy signed a 120-day contract for the Maersk Resilient jack up drilling rig to drill a UK exploration well starting in April.
Offshore the Netherlands, Wintershall Noordzee let a 90-day contract for the Maersk Resolve jack up drilling rig. That contract started in January. Wintershall Noordzee also let a 180-day contract for the rig plus options for another 3 months starting Sept. 1.
