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North Atlantic Drilling secures semi-submersible contract from Wintershall

German energy firm Wintershall has received a consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority to drill exploration well 6604/5 in a prospect named Balderbrå in the in the Norwegian Sea.

Wintershall has contracted North Atlantic Drilling semi-submersible rig West Phoenix for the drilling works, which will take around 36 days commencing on October 1.

West Phoenix is currently on a contract with Nexen in the UK part of North Sea.

North Atlantic Drilling filed for chapter 11 in the US earlier this month along with its parent company Seadrill.

Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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