Shell has chartered the semi-submersible rig Deepsea Mira from Northern Ocean for a one-well drilling campaign offshore Namibia starting in April 2026, with an option well and $16 million of firm backlog.
Odfjell Drilling has agreed to acquire the Deepsea Bollsta from Northern Ocean in a $480 million transaction. The rig adds $355 million to the company’s firm backlog and continues its long-term programme with Equinor.
Rhino Resources and Northern Ocean have extended the Deepsea Mira drilling contract offshore Namibia, adding an extra well test and increasing the firm backlog to $394 million.
Equinor has extended Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Bollsta contract by five months for continued drilling on Norway’s Johan Sverdrup field.
