MAERSK Drilling has been awarded a $34 million contract with Karoon Energy Ltd for the semi-submersible rig Maersk Developer to perform well intervention on four wells at the Baúna field offshore Brazil.
The contract is expected to commence in the first half of 2022, with a firm duration of 110 days.
The contract contains options to add up to 150 days of drilling work at the Patola and Neon fields.
Morten Kelstrup, Maersk Drilling chief operating officer, said: “We’re delighted to enter into this contract with a new customer in the form of Karoon which will also see one of our drilling rigs operating offshore Brazil for the first time ever.
“We’re looking forward to entering this major offshore market and to working closely together with the Karoon team on the safe and efficient delivery of the workover at Baúna and potential development of Patola.”
Maersk Developer is currently operating offshore Suriname.
