India’s largest private drilling contractor, Aban Offshore, has received a letter of award from Malaysia’s Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd for the Deep Driller 3 Jack-up rig.
The oil company will charter the rig on a firm period of three years and will deploy it offshore Malaysia. The estimated value of the contract is USD 152.75 million.
Deep Driller 3 is a KFELS Super B Class Independent leg, Cantilevered Jack-Up Drilling Unit built in Singapore in 2006. The rig is designed to operate at water depths up to 350 ft (106.68 meters) with maximum drilling depth of 35.000 ft ( 10 668 meters ).
[mappress] Offshore Energy Today Staff, October 9, 2012