OIL partners with Dolphin Drilling for hiring of Blackford Dolphin

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJuly 23, 2024

Oil India Limited (OIL), India’s oldest oil and gas company and the youngest Maharatna CPSE, signed a contract with Dolphin Drilling Limited, Norway, a leading drilling contractor for the offshore oil & gas industry,  for the hiring of the ‘Anchor Moored Semi-Submersible Drilling Unit Blackford Dolphin’ in Delhi on Monday.

The contract was signed by the CEO of Dolphin Drilling and the General Manager (C&P) of OIL in the presence of the Chairman & Managing Director of OIL along with Functional Directors and senior officials of OIL and Dolphin Drilling Limited.

The Blackford Dolphin will be deployed for drilling in Andaman Offshore Blocks to undertake exploration activities in the block.

Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has secured a long-term contract for one of its semi-submersible rigs with Oil India Limited for operations off the coast of India.

After emerging as the lowest bidder in Oil India Limited’s rig tender in September 2023, Dolphin Drilling also got a letter of award (LOA) with the same company for a drilling campaign covering a 14-month firm period, extendable by another seven months, in October 2023. The LOA was subject to a final contract.