North America Rig Market News

摘要

Contrary to expectations, a recovery in the US Gulf jackup market has yet to manifest itself. Eight units currently are stacked in the region and while demand is set to increase in second quarter, it may not be enough to get all rigs back to work. USA GULF OF MEXICO: ExxonMobil has an immediate requirement for a deepwater unit to drill an appraisal well at the Hadrian prospect, which lies in 7,316 fsw in Keathley Canyon Block 919. Commencement of the program is dependent on rig availability, and due to tight availability of deepwater floaters, sublet opportunities are likely to be the only option for the program to go ahead. The operator drilled an exploration well at the location in 2004 with drillship GSF Explorer.