COSL Drilling Europe received a letter of intent (LOI) from Nexen Petroleum UK to carry out plugging and abandonment (P&A) work at the Ettrick and Blackbird fields in UK.
The work, which will be conducted by the semisubmersible, COSLPioneer, includes 13 wells with a fixed duration of around 12 months.
COSLPioneer is a sixth generation DP3 unit, currently located in Norway at the CCB yard. It will mobilize and start work in the UK in Q1 2018.
Image of the COSLPioneer, from COSL.