JDC lands contract with Medco for work in Indonesia

  • By Rig Lynx
  • Jan 24, 2019
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Japan Drilling Co., Ltd. (JDC) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary company “PT. Japan Drilling Indonesia†together with a shipping company in Indonesia has entered into a drilling contract with Medco E&P Natuna Ltd. for the provision of a semi-submersible drilling rig “HAKURYU-5â€.

The main terms of the drilling contract are as follows:

1. Operating Area: Offshore Natuna, Indoensia
2. Estimated Commencement Time: Around July – August 2019
3. Period of Contract: 2 firm wells (approx. 123 days) + 2 option wells (approx. 98 days)

The HAKURYU-5 is a 1977 model Mitsubishi MD-501 3rd generation semi-submersible that was upgraded in 2014 and was in the Malacca straits as of Jan 21 according to vesselfinder.com

Here is a flyover video of the rig taken by Peter Scheid Film & Photography

Photo Used: JDC

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