Songa's Cat D starts work on Skuld

The third of four new Cat D rigs being built to work for Statoil by drilling contractor Songa Offshore has started drilling operations for Statoil on the Norwegian Continental Shelf under its eight-year contract.

The Songa Encourage is on operational day rate and working on the Skuld field. 

Late last month, Songa Offshore took delivery of the fourth and final rig, the Songa Enabler. All four rigs are semisubmersible, sixth generation Cat D drilling rigs built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Korea. 

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