Maersk Drilling extends rig contract


 
Image: Heydar Aliyev/Maersk Drilling

Maersk Drilling has been awarded a five-year contract extension for the semisubmersible Heydar Aliyev rig with BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) acting as operator of  the Shah Deniz field .

The rig will continue working on the development of the Shah Deniz field in the Caspian Sea offshore Azerbaijan. The extension is in direct continuation of the current contract ending May 2016 and extends the contract until May 2021. The estimated value of the contract extension is up to US$523 million.

The Heydar Aliyev rig (formerly known as Maersk Explorer) was delivered in 2003 and is designed for year-round operations at water depths from 40m to 1000m (147ft to 3280ft).

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