Maersk Drilling has secured a contract with Shell Malaysia for the seventh generation drillship Maersk Viking to drill four development wells at the Gumusut-Kakap project offshore Malaysia.
The contract is expected to commence in December 2021, with an estimated duration of 150 days. The firm contract value is approximately US$34m (£24.6m), including a mobilisation fee.
The contract includes five additional one-well options for work offshore Malaysia, the Philippines and Brunei Darussalam.
Maersk Viking is a high-spec ultra-deepwater drillship which was delivered in 2013. It is currently operating offshore Brunei Darussalam.