ADNOC Drilling Co has signed an agreement to purchase ten newbuild hybrid power land drilling rigs for a total of $252 million, the company said on March 2.
The use of hybrid power solutions is an essential element of ADNOC Drilling’s “rigorous decarbonisation strategy,” the company noted.
The rigs use a high capacity battery and engine automation in parallel with the rigs’ traditional diesel generators. The hybrid power technology system stores energy in its batteries to use when there is a need for continuous power or to provide instant extra power when there is an increase in demand, reducing a rig’s greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 10% to 15%.Â
Each of the rigs will have the provision to be connected to the electrical grid with minimum adjustment, depending on rig location and the availability of grid power, further reducing emissions.
The rigs are expected enter the fleet from the fourth quarter of this year, with partial revenue and EBITDA contribution from 2024 and full year annual contribution from all rigs in 2025. They are the first new land rigs acquired as part of updated guidance which will see peak-owned rig count of 142 by the end of 2024, which compares to IPO guidance of 127 rigs by the end of 2030.
ADNOC Drilling owns one of the world’s largest drilling and well completion fleets. The ten newbuild hybrid power rigs will be built by China Petroleum Technology & Development Corporation in the People’s Republic of China. The units are 1500HP Fast Desert Moving design with capabilities to work in cluster wells.Â
The company will lease an additional four land rigs bringing a total of 14 new rigs being added to the fleet.
