| MAERSK Drilling has secured a $12.1 million contract from Dana Petroleum Netherlands to drill two development wells as part of Project Unity in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The harsh-environment jack-up rig to be used for the job is yet to be assigned. Subscribe to our daily newsletterWhy? Free to subscribe, no paywall, daily business news digest. The contract is expected to commence in Q2 2021, with an estimated duration of 121 days. Further, Maersk Drilling and Dana Petroleum Denmark B.V. have agreed to defer the previously announced one-well contract in the Danish sector which was originally expected to commence in May 2020. The updated date of commencement will be determined at a later stage, and the rig to be used is yet to be assigned. Maersk Drilling expects to receive compensation in the form of a deferral fee. Morten Kelstrup, Maersk Drilling chief operating officer, said: “We’re happy to add further to our relationship with Dana by drilling these two wells for the Unity gas development project.  “Operations in the Dutch North Sea come with a strict focus on protecting the environment, and we fully support this as part of our ambition of providing responsible drilling.” |
