Maersk Drilling has been awarded a three-well contract from Total Exploration & Production Angola for the seventh-generation drillship Maersk Voyager. The contract is to drill development wells in Block 17 in Angola.

The contract keeps the Maersk Voyager in action until the second quarter of 2021 as the three-well contract is for 140 days. The value of the contract, including the integrated drilling services provided, is $30 million. The two one-well options included in Maersk Voyager’s previously agreed work scope for Total E&P remain.

Maersk Voyager is a high-spec ultra-deep-water drillship that was delivered in 2014. It has been operating offshore Africa since 2015 and commenced operations for Total E&P Angola in January this year.

Commenting, the Chief Operating Officer of Maersk Drilling, Morten Kelstrup said, “We are delighted to add three more wells to Maersk Voyager’s work scope in Angola where our operations were re-started in late August following a suspension period due to the restrictions imposed to combat the global pandemic. We’re happy to go back to work in collaboration with the local partners we have engaged to support the campaign.”