{"id":254824,"date":"2025-05-10T15:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T19:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=254824"},"modified":"2025-05-09T15:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:34:34","slug":"valaris-strengthens-its-presence-in-west-africa-with-a-new-drilling-contract","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/valaris-strengthens-its-presence-in-west-africa-with-a-new-drilling-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Valaris strengthens its presence in West Africa with a new drilling contract"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Valaris Limited, a company specialized in offshore <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/adnoc-drilling-secures-5-year-integrated-drilling-services-contract\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/adnoc-servicios-integrados-de-perforacion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">offshore drilling services<\/a><\/strong><strong>announced the award of an offshore contract valued at $135 million<\/strong> for its VALARIS DS-15 drilling unit. This contract calls for the drilling of five deepwater wells offshore West Africa, with an expected duration of 250 days. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An offshore contract that includes technological improvements<\/h2>\n\n<p>Under the terms of the agreement, it includes payments for modernization and mobilization of the rig, which will be equipped with an upgraded pressure controlled drilling (MPD) system. This upgrade positions the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/s23.q4cdn.com\/956522167\/files\/doc_rigspecs\/rigspecs2022\/VALARIS-DS-15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/s23.q4cdn.com\/956522167\/files\/doc_rigspecs\/rigspecs2022\/VALARIS-DS-15.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DS-15<\/a><\/strong> as a seventh-generation unit, suitable for drilling operations. <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/drilling-operations-in-australia\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/operaciones-de-perforacion-en-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>complex drilling operations in demanding<\/strong> <\/a>complex drilling operations in demanding environments. <\/p>\n\n<p>In addition to the base contract, priced options have been established <strong>to drill up to five additional wells<\/strong>, which could extend the operating period by an additional 80 to 100 days. This optional component reinforces the client&#8217;s interest in a more extensive collaboration. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technology, security and expansion<\/h2>\n\n<p>Valaris CEO Anton Dibowitz noted that the agreement reflects the growing demand for advanced drilling solutions and underscores the company&#8217;s strategic position in the African market. The firm has a well-established track record in major offshore basins. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/new-discoveries-of-offshore-hydrocarbons-in-argentina-may-have-an-economic-impact-of-3-6-of-gdp\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"44246\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">offshore basins<\/a><\/strong>and this new operation consolidates its presence in a key region for the energy industry. <\/p>\n\n<p>This award is indicative of the role that Valaris continues to play as a provider of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/drilling-techniques-for-oil-extraction\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/articulo\/innovacion-tecnicas-de-perforacion-petroleo\/\">offshore drilling technologies, maintaining<\/a><\/strong> offshore drilling technologies, maintaining exacting standards in safety, performance and sustainability in each of its projects.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social media and don&#8217;t miss any of our posts!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow\">X (Twitter)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@inspenet?_t=8qqIL6dRGNR&amp;_r=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valaris.com\/news\/news-details\/2025\/Valaris-Announces-Contract-Award-for-Drillship-VALARIS-DS-15\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.valaris.com\/news\/news-details\/2025\/Valaris-Announces-Contract-Award-for-Drillship-VALARIS-DS-15\/default.aspx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valaris Limited<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The contract includes closed conditions to extend operations with five additional wells, anticipating future demand without renegotiations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":254581,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13048],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-254824","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-maritime"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/254824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/254824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=254824"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=254824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}