TheWest Capricorn has a firm five-year contract to work in North America with a potential value of $919 million. The unnamed oil company can extend the agreement for two added one-year periods. The rig is under construction at Jurong Shipyard, Singapore, and scheduled for delivery late this year. West Capricorn is a Friede & Goldman ExD Millenium design. Seadrill says the rig will be the first ultra-deepwater unit in the industry outfitted with a seven-ram blowout preventer.
The West Leo semisubmersible drilling rig, also under construction at Jurong and scheduled for delivery in January 2012, has a one-year contract with Tullow Oil Ghana Ltd. West Leo is a Moss Maritime CS50 Mk II design.
