Offshore - Oil & Gas

Hilong Holding Wins $44.0M ADNOC Drilling Drill String Contract for 19 Rigs

Hilong Holding said its subsidiary Hilong Petroleum Pipe Company LLC signed a $44.0 million drill string supply contract with ADNOC Drilling for 19 onshore and offshore rigs.

Hilong Holding drill string supply contract with ADNOC Drilling for onshore and offshore rigs

View of the Upper Zakum Artificial Island (Image source: ADNOC)

28, June 2026
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Hilong Holding said its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Hilong Petroleum Pipe Company LLC, had signed a drill string supply contract with ADNOC Drilling.

The contract is valued at approximately $44.0 million and covers the provision of drill strings for 19 onshore and offshore rigs.

The supply scope includes drill strings for extended-reach drilling wells on Upper Zakum Artificial Island. The company said the contract also includes deployment of an IoT-enabled drill string described by the company as the world’s largest.

The IoT integration is intended to support real-time asset management and operational efficiency, with potential for the implementation of artificial intelligence technologies.

ADNOC Drilling is a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and provides upstream services for conventional and unconventional reservoirs.

Tags: ADNOC, Adnoc Drilling, Drill String, Drill String Supply, Extended-Reach Drilling, Hilong Holding, Hilong Petroleum Pipe Company LLC, IoT-enabled Drill String, offshore drilling, oil and gas, Onshore Drilling, Upper Zakum Artificial Island

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