French energy major TotalEnergies has awarded a new contract to one of Noble’s drillships.
The contract for one firm well plus one option well in Papua New Guinea was awarded to the 2014-built Noble Viking.
The contract is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025 in direct continuation from a previous contract.
The firm contract will span approximately 47 days with an estimated value of $34.2m, including mobilisation and demobilisation fees, and MPD usage, but excluding a variable performance bonus.
According to the latest fleet status report, the vessel is busy for nearly the entirety of the year with Shell and Prime.
The rig is supposed to end its first part of the Shell contract in Malaysia this month and begin work with Prime in the Philippines. That deal is supposed to last until November 2025.
The second part of the Shell contract is in Brunei and will begin immediately following the drillship’s work for Prime.
The one well, 30-day work programme in Brunei has a priced option for one additional plug and abandonment well.