UK-based KCA Deutag has announced that its Norwegian subsidiary, KCA Deutag Drilling Norge, has been awarded an extension to its current drilling contract at the Ringhorne platform by Point Resources.
The four-year extension is for the provision of drilling operations and maintenance services at Ringhorne in the Norwegian North Sea, and includes two two-year extension options.
Rune Lorentzen, president of offshore at KCA Deutag, commented: “KCA Deutag is delighted to have been awarded this contract extension. We have been the drilling contractor on the Ringhorne platform since it was first commissioned back in 2002, and we are pleased that the quality of our performance has once again been recognised.”