Shell contracts ultra-deepwater Atwood Condor semi

June 4, 2013
Shell Offshore Inc. has contracted the semisubmersible Atwood Condor (NYSE:ATW) ultra-deepwater drilling rig for 39 months from the day the rig is assigned from Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES).

Offshore staff

HOUSTON – Shell Offshore Inc. has contracted the semisubmersible Atwood Condor (NYSE:ATW) ultra-deepwater drilling rig for 39 months from the day the rig is assigned from Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES).

The drilling program is planned for the Gulf of Mexico at a day rate of $555,000. The contract supersedes the remainder of the existingcontract with Hess.

6/04/2013