Maersk Drilling has been awarded a new contract for the jack-up rig Mærsk Giant with Danish energy utility DONG Energy. The firm contract covers 150 days of work on the Nini and Siri field in the Danish part of the North Sea. The estimated contract value is USD 16M and is in continuation of the current contract with Talisman keeping Maersk Giant employed until March 2016.
The Mærsk Giant is one of the ultra-harsh environment jack-ups in Maersk Drilling’s fleet and is equipped for high pressure/high temperature (HP/HT) drilling and is designed for year-round operation in the North Sea, in water depths up to 107m with an available leg length below hull of 132m.
