Odfjell Drilling announced on Monday (Sep19) that on behalf of CIMC OFFSHORE AS, the Company has agreed a contract with OMV Norge AS for the use of the drilling rig Deepsea Yantai to drill one firm well “Eirik” in PL 817 in the North Sea, plus one optional well in 2023 or 2024.
The scope of the firm work is estimated to take 60 days and will commence in Q1 2023.
Deepsea Yantai is a GM4D harsh environment design and is Odfjell Drilling’s first rig of this design.
The unit is designed for operations in harsh environments and at water depths of up to 1,200 m.