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    1. Vessels

    First North Sea contract for new Shelf Drilling company

    Oct. 6, 2022
    Shelf Drilling has already secured a two-year contract extension for one of five jackup rigs the company acquired recently from subsidiaries of Noble Corp.
    Courtesy Noble Corp.
    Noble Sam Turner, to be renamed Shelf Drilling Winner, will continue working for a client in the Danish North Sea, with the extension valued at about $68 million.
    Noble Sam Turner, to be renamed Shelf Drilling Winner, will continue working for a client in the Danish North Sea, with the extension valued at about $68 million.

    Offshore staff

    DUBAI, UAE — Shelf Drilling has already secured a two-year contract extension for one of five jackup rigs the company acquired recently from subsidiaries of Noble Corp.

    Noble Sam Turner, to be renamed Shelf Drilling Winner, will continue working for a client in the Danish North Sea, with the extension valued at about $68 million.

    The rig should then become available in March 2025.

    All five rigs are operated by a new subsidiary, Shelf Drilling (North Sea).

    10.06.2022

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