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Odfjell Drilling has, on behalf of Golden Close Maritime Corp, secured a one well contract for the ultra deepwater drillship, Deepsea Metro I, through the signing of a contract with Galoc Production Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nido Petroleum. The area of operation is offshore Philippines.
The Deepsea Metro I will be contracted for one firm well of approx. 3 weeks in duration and one optional side track. The contract period shall be approx. 4-5 weeks with a commencement window of 1-31 March 2017. Deepsea Metro I is owned by Golden Close Maritime Corp, a company owned by Deep Sea Metro, which is a joint venture between Metro Exploration (60%) and Odfjell Drilling (40%). Odfjell Drilling is the manager of the vessel.