Dubai Petroleum contracts two Shelf Drilling jackups

Oct. 13, 2017
Dubai Petroleum has awarded Shelf Drilling two-year contracts for the jackups Shelf Drilling Tenacious and Shelf Drilling Mentor.

Offshore staff

DUBAI, UAEDubai Petroleum has awarded Shelf Drilling two-year contracts for the jackups Shelf Drilling Tenacious and Shelf Drilling Mentor (ex-West Mischief).

Each contract includes two one-year options: operations should begin in January 2018.

In September, Shelf Drilling completed the acquisition of theWest Mischief, the last of three jackups formerly owned by Seadrill.

CEO David Mullen said: “Both rigs are ideally suited for Dubai Petroleum’s needs, and we are very excited to have secured our maiden contracts with a well-established operator.”

10/13/2017