Total E&P Suriname awarded Maersk Drilling two floater contracts for the deepwater rigs Maersk Valiant and Mærsk Developer for exploration and appraisal in Suriname Block 58.
The rigs will be employed for 500 days estimated combined total duration. Mærsk Developer is expected to start operations this month, while Maersk Valiant is expected to start in March. Total value of the firm contracts is about $100 million, including rig modifications, integrated services provided, and a mobilization fee for Maersk Valiant. The contracts include various extension options.
Mærsk Developer is a DSS-21 column-stabilized dynamically positioned semi-submersible rig, able to operate in water depths up to 10,000 ft. It was delivered in 2009 and is currently mobilizing for the Total campaign after recently completing a contract offshore Suriname.
Maersk Valiant is a high-specification 7th generation drillship with integrated managed pressure drilling capability which was delivered in 2013. It is currently warm-stacked in Aruba after finishing a campaign offshore Mexico in June 2020.
