Rig set for Ichthys work

摘要

JAPANESE independent Inpex is on schedule to start a drilling campaign that could last up to five years in and around its Ichthys gas and condensate field off north-west Australia. The 2010-built ultra-deepwa-ter semi-submersible Maersk Deliverer has arrived on location in the Ichthys area, with an Inpex spokesperson confirming that drilling of new production wells will begin next month. Inpex has contracted the Maersk Deliverer from this October until August 2023 at a dayrate of US$266,200, with a pair of one-year extension options. A spokesperson for Maersk Drilling said: "The rig is preparing to move to the well site to start drilling operations in October as planned".