Rowan drilling rig fleet status

In its fleet status report issued this week the company has said it is preparing the rig for cold stacking, meaning the rig will be idled, crew let go, and all the hatches welded, cutting the costs to a minimum. [pdf]

Dolphin drilling rig fleet status

The current status of the rig fleet is illustrated below: The idle Borgland Dolphin remains a financial drag, incurring daily operating expenses of USD 26,000 while generating no revenue. Management continues to actively market this rig from its current location in Las Palmas. [pdf]

Alwilco drilling rig contract status

Awilco Drilling said Thursday that an arbitration tribunal had ruled in its favor in its second case against Singapore-based Keppel FELS over a rig contract termination. It lost the first in April 2023. Awilco Drilling in 2018 ordered a harsh environment semi-submersible drilling rig from Keppel FELS. [pdf]

FAQS about Alwilco drilling rig contract status

What happened between seatrium New Energy Limited and Awilco Rig 2?

Subsequently, an arbitration award was received in November 2023 for another arbitration between Seatrium New Energy Limited and Awilco Rig 2 Pte. Ltd. (“AR2”), a sister company of AR1, in respect of the contract executed in March 2019 for the construction of a repeat midwater semisubmersible drilling rig, B382.

When did Keppel FELS vs Awilco arbitrate?

In April 2023, the Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of Keppel FELS in the Nordic Spring arbitration on the basis of relevant evidence submitted by Keppel FELS and Awilco’s subsidiary Awilco Rig 1 (AR1), while in November the Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of Awilco’s subsidiary Awilco Rig 2 (AR2) in the Nordic Winter arbitration.

Does Awilco have a financial impact on seatrium new energy?

The US$57 million settlement will flow directly from Rigco to AR2. Hence, there is no financial impact nor working capital exposure to Seatrium New Energy or the Group. Awilco is said to have emptied its drilling fleet in June 2022 following the sale of its rigs.

What happened to Awilco & seatrium?

Awilco is said to have emptied its drilling fleet in June 2022 following the sale of its rigs. In contrast, Seatrium has already bagged a number of offshore contracts for floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units, semi-submersible FPUs, and a number of repair and conversion agreements.