North Sea: Wintershall discovery near Vega field petroglobalnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from petroglobalnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Wintershall calls off West Mira rig contract with Northern Ocean 06 May 2021 (Last Updated May 6th, 2021 16:19)
Germany’s Wintershall Dea has terminated the contract with Northern Ocean for the West Mira semi-submersible drilling rig.
Share Article
The West Mira semi-submersible drilling rig is managed by Seadrill. Credit: Wintershall Dea GmbH.
Owned by Northern Drilling’s spin-off company Northern Ocean, the West Mira drilling rig is managed by Seadrill.
The termination follows the extended downtime period due to an equipment failure reported in March on the Nova field in the Norwegian North Sea.
During the lowering process of production equipment to the well location, the rig experienced equipment failure. This resulted in the descending of the production equipment to the seabed.