Northern Offshore U.K. Ltd, has been awarded a contract with Wintershall Noordzee B.V. , for the jack-up offshore drilling rig Energy Endeavour.
The contract will be performed in the Dutch Sector of the North Sea starting around October 1, 2013. The dayrate for the rig has been set at $160.000. The drilling is expected to end in May 2014. The contract provides for extension options.
Gary W. Casswell , Northern Offshore’s president and CEO, said “We are delighted that Wintershall has selected Northern Offshore for this program and are pleased to broaden our customer base in the North Sea with this new client. We look forward to working with Wintershall and achieving a safe and successful drilling program.”
[mappress] September 20, 2013