Shallow water offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension for its Shelf Drilling Achiever jack-up drilling rig in Saudi Arabia.
The rig, of the GustoMSC CJ46-X100-D 350 design, had a contract with Saudi Aramco running until December 2022.
Now, Saudi Aramco has awarded the drilling rig a three-year contract extension, in direct continuation of its current contract.
Following this extension, the expected availability of the rig is December 2025. Shelf Drilling did not share the financial details.