Total South Africa idles Deepsea Stavanger rig

Total South Africa has idled the Odfjell Drilling Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible drilling rig in Norway for an unspecified time due to ongoing restrictions related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Deepsea Stavanger is on contract with Aker BP and Total to first quarter 2021 with an option to extend until end of 2022. Odfjell will be compensated by Total during the downtime.

Once the idle period is complete, the rig will mobilize to proceed with the multi-exploration program in Total-operated Block 11B/12B.