Houston-based Diamond Offshore has entered a drilling contract with Beacon Offshore Energy for one of its drillships for work in the US Gulf of Mexico. The drillship Ocean BlackRhino was awarded a contract with a minimum duration of 180 days for a total value of $89m, excluding mobilization and any other additional services. The contract also includes two additional extension options. Work under the new contract is expected to begin late in the first quarter or early second quarter of 2025. Until then, the drillship will be busy working with Woodside until August 2024. It will then move to Guinea-Bisau to work for Apus Energy. After a stay in a shipyard for a survey and upgrade it will start work for Foxtrot International and, if all goes according to schedule, complete the 30-day, one-well deal during the first quarter of 2025. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1_95_0_1_2'); }); TagsUnited States