Shelf Drilling

Shelf Drilling is an offshore drilling contractor, headquartered in Dubai with rig operations across Southeast Asia, India, West Africa, North Sea and MENAM.

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The company says its strategy is to maintain a sole focus on shallow-water drilling services.

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Shelf Drilling has agreed to sell the Baltic jackup to an unnamed buyer for $60 million.
Aug. 1, 2024
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The Shelf Drilling Winner jackup has spud the Harald East Middle Jurassic well in the Danish North Sea for the TotalEnergies-led DUC consortium.
June 17, 2024
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The rig cannot start a contract offshore Norway, announced in April 2023, without authorization.
June 6, 2024
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An unnamed North Sea operator has contracted the Shelf Drilling Fortress jackup for a 400-day program in the UK sector.
May 1, 2024
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Shelf Drilling has issued an update on forthcoming programs for three of its rigs.
April 22, 2024
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The company is in active discussions with the customer to determine which rigs will be suspended and the exact timing of the suspensions.
April 1, 2024
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Gemsa Petroleum Co. (Gempetco) has extended its contract with Shelf Drilling for the jackup Rig 141.
March 4, 2024
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The Shelf Drilling CEO and chairman of the board have both step down, transitioning into new roles.
Feb. 9, 2024
The Shelf Drilling Perseverance is a 400-ft jackup drilling unit.
The rig will begin mobilization soon to southeast Asia, and the planned startup of operations with PVEP POC in Vietnam is third-quarter 2024.
Dec. 11, 2023
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Shelf Drilling has landed contracts offshore Nigeria for the jackups Adriatic I and Shelf Drilling Mentor.
Oct. 4, 2023

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CNOOC has awarded Shelf Drilling (North Sea) a two-well contract extension for the Shelf Drilling Fortress jackup.
Oct. 2, 2023
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CNOOC Petroleum Europe has contracted Shelf Drilling’s newly acquired Shelf Drilling Fortress jackup for operations alongside the Golden Eagle platform.
Aug. 2, 2023
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Equinor has contracted the jackup Shelf Drilling Barsk (ex-Noble Lloyd Noble) for two firm wells at the Sleipner Vest Field in the Norwegian North Sea.
April 28, 2023
Shelf Drilling has negotiated a short-term contract offshore Nigeria for the jackup Adriatic I, due to start early next month.
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Shelf Drilling has negotiated a short-term contract offshore Nigeria for the jackup Adriatic I, due to start early next month.
April 26, 2023
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Shelf Drilling has negotiated a two-year contract for the Shelf Drilling Scepter jackup to work offshore Nigeria, starting in May.
March 9, 2023
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The Shelf Perserverance jackup has spud the Blythe H2 development well for IOG in the UK southern North Sea.
March 6, 2023
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Offshore Egypt
Gemsa Petroleum Co. (Gempetco) has extended its contract with Shelf Drilling for the Rig 141 jackup by a year.
Feb. 9, 2023
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Unrelated rig offshore Egypt
Belayim Petroleum (Petrobel) has extended its current contract with Shelf Drilling for the Trident 16 jackup in the Gulf of Suez offshore Egypt.
Jan. 10, 2023