SEADRILL WEST NEPTUNE AWARDED CONTRACT EXTENSION IN THE US GULF OF MEXICO

March 09, 2023

Seadrill announced that the West Neptune has executed approximately six months of term extensions with LLOG Exploration Offshore, L.L.C in the US Gulf of Mexico. The extensions will commence in direct continuation of the existing term, and will keep the rig busy until Q3 2024, furthering Seadrill and LLOG’s long-term association. Total contract value for the extension is approximately $79 million.
West Neptune, delivered in 2014, is a Samsung 12000 ultra-deepwater drillship built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.
(Source: Seadrill – Image: West Neptune)