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Saipem awarded new contracts
offshore Middle East, West Africa
Saipem has been awarded new con-
tracts for drilling offshore the Middle East
and West Africa for a total amount of more
than $400 million.

Two contracts have been awarded in
the Middle East for two high specification
jackups, consisting of drilling and work-
over operations for a duration of five...

48 • IADC HSET & Sustainability Conference, 20-21
September, Houston
Maersk Drilling secures one-year
multi-country commitment for
drillship with Shell
Maersk Drilling has been awarded con-
tracts with Shell for the Maersk Voyager
drillship for drilling services offshore mul-
tiple countries. The contracts are expected
to commence in April 2022 and last for one
year. The total contract value is approxi-
mately $107.5 million...

Noble rig mobilized to drill Santos
well offshore Australia
The Noble Tom Prosser jackup has
been mobilized to Santos Energy-operated
Apus-1 well in the Bedout Sub-Basin off-
shore Australia. The rig recently complet-
ed successful drilling in proximity to the
Apus-1 well, which resulted in a material
oil discovery...

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