Norwegian offshore service provider Archer has won a platform drilling contract with the Brazilian arm of oil and gas player Trident Energy.
The contract has an initial estimated value of $20m over two years. The contract includes an additional one-year option and further options at mutual agreement.
Archer will provide comprehensive platform drilling services, including well interventions for regulatory requirements, workover and drilling operations, well maintenance, and drilling facilities engineering, to enhance Trident Energy’s offshore assets in Brazil.
The platform drilling services are set to begin during the second quarter of the year, initially on the Pampo PP1 platform, which follows a period of rig reactivation and recertification.
“Our legacy in Brazil stretches back to 2010, when we commenced our work for Equinor on the Peregrino fields, followed by the successful establishment and growth of our well services division over the last few years,” said Dag Skindlo, CEO of Archer.
Trident Energy operates in only two countries. It has the Ceiba and Okume Assets in Equatorial Guinea, and the Pampo-Enchova fields in the Campos basin offshore Brazil for which the company has a plan to increase production to above 40,000 bpd. The oil and gas firm owns 100% working interest and is the operator of all concessions in Brazil.
