DOHA: Gulf Drilling International Ltd QSC (GDI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf International Services (GIS), announced that it has been awarded new contracts by Qatar Petroleum (QP) for the provision of offshore drilling rig services.
The new rig “Dukhan” will be delivered from Keppel Fels Shipyard in Singapore and should start work for QP in offshore Qatar during the 4th quarter of this year.
The contract term is five years and valued at QR1.27bn.
Ibrahim J Al Othman, Chief Executive Officer of GDI, said: “GDI recognises the value of the partnership and support it receives from Qatar Petroleum. Working with QP has granted us the chance to develop our skills, technologies and competencies to be a world-class drilling service company…..”
“We are looking forward to the day when Rig Dukhan is placed into operation as it will greatly enhances GDI’s profitability and long term sustainability” Al Othman added.
This rig was custom built for GDI with features that enable it to work anywhere in Qatar.
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