Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract by Shell’s BG International for work offshore Trinidad and Tobago for the semi-submersible rig Maersk Developer.
The two-well development project , with five additional one-well options, is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2020. Estimated duration is 171 days and the value of the contract is $39m including mobilisation fees. Maersk Developer is currently operating offshore Mexico.
Morten Kelstrup, COO of Maersk Drilling, commented: “We are very pleased to be headed back to Trinidad to build on the successful work Mærsk Developer previously performed for Shell there.”