Shelf Drilling Secures Extension on the Trident Jack-Up Rig in Egypt

March 9, 2020 | Oil & Gas | Energy Facts Staff Writer | 2min

Shelf Drilling, Ltd. announced that it has secured a one-year contract extension for the Trident 16 jack-up rig in direct continuation of its current term with Belayim Petroleum Company (“Petrobel”) for operations in the Gulf of Suez offshore Egypt. The Trident 16 has been working with Petrobel in Belayim fields since 2015, and following this extension, the expected availability of the rig is February 2021