越南国家石油公司（Petrovietnam）与Noble Corp公司举行的交接仪式标志着自升式钻井平台“Highlander”的所有权移交给PV Drilling公司。PV Drilling公司将在一个月内于丹麦重新启动该钻井平台，并在60天内将其从丹麦调至PTSC下游港（胡志明市）。

该钻井平台计划于2026年3月底或4月初为第一位客户投入运营。

该自升式钻井平台现名为PV DRILLING IX，采用Friede Goldman 2000E设计，这是一种在海上广泛应用且广受欢迎的设计。该钻井平台配备了自动化集成式NOV BLM顶升系统，最大钻井深度可达30,000英尺，作业水深可达425英尺。

A handover ceremony between Petrovietnam and Noble Corp marked the transfer of ownership of the jackup rig Highlander to PV Drilling. PV Drilling will proceed with reactivating the rig in Denmark within a month, after which is will be mobilized from Denmark to PTSC Downstream Port (Ho Chi Minh City) within 60 days.

The rig is scheduled to be put into operation for the first client at the end of March 2026 or beginning of April 2026.

The design of the jackup, now named PV DRILLING IX, is a Friede Goldman 2000E, a popular and widely used design used offshore. The rig is equipped the automated integrated NOV BLM jacking system capable of a maximum drilling depth up to 30,000 ft and operating in water depths up to 425 ft.