Offshore drilling company Vantage Drilling has been awarded three-year contracts for two of its jack-up drilling rigs to work offshore Qatar, starting in the first quarter of 2022.
The jack-ups Sapphire Driller and Aquamarine Driller will begin work in February and March 2022, respectively, according to Vantage CEO Ihab Toma.
The jack-up Emerald Driller is currently contracted with French supermajor TotalEnergies.
The Sapphire Driller and Aquamarine Driller have recently returned to work with new contracts offshore Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia, respectively.
“Delighted”
Ihab Toma, CEO of Vantage Drilling International, which has a co-headquarters in the UAE, said: “We are delighted to announce that, the Sapphire Driller and the Aquamarine Driller, were recently awarded three-year contracts to work offshore Qatar, commencing in February and March 2022, respectively. We look forward to these multi-year programs commencing alongside the Emerald Driller’s campaign in Qatar where we have operated since 2016.”
Vantage Drilling
Vantage Drilling International is an offshore drilling contractor that operates and manages a fleet of high specification drilling rigs on a worldwide basis.
The firm’s owned and managed fleet currently consists of two ultra-deep-water Drillships and five premium BMC 375 Jackups.
At the end of July 2021, the company reported a backlog of $380m, with six of the company’s seven rigs working.
