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    1. Rigs

    Shelf Drilling jackup contract extended offshore Angola

    Jan. 4, 2023
    Shelf Drilling has secured a further 12-month extension to a drilling contract offshore Angola for the Shelf Drilling Tenacious jackup.
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    Angola

    Offshore staff

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    Shelf Drilling Tenacious is a 375-ft jackup drilling unit.
    Shelf Drilling Tenacious is a 375-ft jackup drilling unit.
    DUBAI, UAE—Shelf Drilling has secured a further 12-month extension to a drilling contract offshore Angola for the Shelf Drilling Tenacious jackup.

    The rig is now committed through November 2024.

    01.04.2023

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