DRILLING contractor Archer has secured a four-year contract extension worth up to £78.6 million to provide Apache’s UK North sea business with platform drilling operations and maintenance services.
The extension will begin on January 2021 and covers the Beryl Alpha and Bravo, Forties Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta platforms.
The company based in Blackburn, Aberdeenshire, said the award would help “safeguard” about 95 jobs both onshore and offshore.
Dag Skindlo, Archer chief executive officer, said: “We are very pleased to secure this contract extension which underlines Apache’s confidence in Archer’s capabilities in providing platform drilling and maintenance services on their assets.
“The extension strengthens our long-term business relationship with Apache, which dates back to 2004, and our position as a major provider of platform-based drilling and intervention solutions in the UK.”
