Deepsea Metro I Secures Work in the Philippines
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Odfjell Drilling has, on behalf of Golden Close Maritime Corp. Ltd., secured a one well contract for the ultra deepwater drillship, Deepsea Metro I, through the signing of a contract with Galoc Production Company W.L.L., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nido Petroleum Limited.
The area of operation is offshore Philippines. The Deepsea Metro I will be contracted for one firm well of approximately 3 weeks in duration and one optional side track. The contract period shall be approximately 4-5 weeks with a commencement window of 1-31 March 2017.
Deepsea Metro I is owned by Golden Close Maritime Corp. Ltd., a company owned by Deep Sea Metro Ltd., which is a joint venture between Metro Exploration (60%) and Odfjell Drilling (40%). Odfjell Drilling is the manager of the vessel.