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    1. Vessels

    Valaris wins four-well contract from bp offshore Egypt

    Nov. 23, 2022
    The Valaris DS-12 is expected to begin work in 3Q or 4Q 2023.
    Courtesy Valaris
    The seventh-generation 12,000-ft drillship Valaris DS-12.
    The seventh-generation 12,000-ft drillship Valaris DS-12.

    Offshore staff

    HAMILTON, Bermuda – Valaris reports that bp has awarded a four-well contract offshore Egypt to the 12,000-ft drillship Valaris DS-12.

    The contract is expected begin late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter 2023 and has an estimated duration of 320 days. The estimated total contract value, including mobilization fees, is $136.4 million.

    The seventh-generation drillship has been working for bp offshore Angola, Mauritania, and Senegal throughout 2022 and has a two-well term offshore Angola lined up for early 2023. 

    11.22.2022