奥德菲尔钻井有限公司欣然宣布，继2025年11月16日发布的公告之后，已与挪威国家石油公司（Equinor）签署了使用“深海阿伯丁”号钻井平台的意向书合同。该钻井平台将在挪威大陆架进行一段过渡期的钻探作业，具体范围未定，之后将转至挪威近海的弗拉姆南（Fram Sör）项目。

正如之前宣布的，该作业将于2026年第四季度开始，直接延续“深海阿伯丁”号与挪威国家石油公司目前的合同，预计将持续到2029年第一季度。该合同新增约3.73亿美元的确定订单，不包括综合服务费、绩效奖金、燃料补贴以及年度递增费用。

Odfjell Drilling AS首席执行官Kjetil Gjersdal评论道：
“我们非常高兴与Equinor再次签订合同，目前我们已与Equinor合作运营三台钻机。此外，我们也很兴奋能够参与挪威领先的开发项目Fram Sor的钻探工作。”

Odfjell Drilling Ltd. is pleased to announce that, further to the announcement on 16 November 2025, the contract provided for in the Letter of Intent for use of the Deepsea Aberdeen has now been signed with Equinor for use of the unit to drill an unspecified scope in an interim period on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, before moving to the Fram Sør project, offshore Norway.

As announced, the work will begin in Q4 2026, in direct continuation of Deepsea Aberdeen’s current contract with Equinor and is estimated to continue to Q1 2029. The contract adds approximately USD 373 million of firm order backlog, excluding integrated services, performance bonuses and fuel incentives as well as yearly escalation increases.

Kjetil Gjersdal, Chief Executive Officer of Odfjell Drilling AS commented:
“We are very pleased to have secured another contract with Equinor, with whom we now have three rigs working. In addition, we are excited to be involved with the drilling of Fram Sor, a leading development project in Norway.”