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UMW awarded jackup contract by Petrofac

Malaysian offshore driller UMW Oil & Gas has received a letter of award from British oil company Petrofac for the provision of a jackup drilling rig.

UMW will assign the UMV Naga 5 drilling rig for the contract, which is for the drilling of two wells firm with two additional one-well options. Work will start in the second quarter of 2017.

Last Friday, UMW received a letter of award from Vestigo Petroleum for the provision jackup rig UMW Naga 2.

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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