Shelf Drilling nets contract for jackup in UK North Sea
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Shelf Drilling secured a contract for the Shelf Drilling Fortress jackup rig with a North Sea operator for operations in the UK Continental Shelf. The estimated duration of the contract is 400 days with a contract value of approximately $54 million.
The planned start-up of operations is August 2024, in direct continuation of the rig’s current contract.