ConocoPhillips提前取消Rowan自升式钻井平台合同

Oil major ConocoPhillips has reportedly opted for an early cancellation of a drilling contract with Rowan Companies for its jack-up drilling rig Rowan Gorilla VI.

The Rowan Gorilla VI is a LeTourneau Technologies Super Gorilla Class rig built in 2000. With a leg length of 607 ft, the rig is capable of operating in a maximum water depth of 400 ft. Rowan’s jack-up rig drilling rig is working for ConocoPhillips offshore Norway under a dayrate of $362,000. The rig’s original contract was set to expire in March 2018.

According to a Norwegian-language website covering the country’s offshore oil and gas industry, ConocoPhillips decided to terminate the contract for the rig once the jack-up completes the plugging and abandonment operations at the Ekofisk field, offshore Norway. This will bring the number of Rowan rigs working in Norway to only one, the Rowan Viking which operates for Lundin. The Norwegian news website also stated that it is yet unknown how many workers will lose their jobs because of the termination.