Northern Ocean Wins Drilling Vessel Contract from Shell Unit

MT Newswires · 2d ago
12:33 AM EST, 12/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Drilling contractor Northern Ocean (NOL.OL) said Thursday it secured a contract for its Deepsea Mira drilling vessel from a Shell (SHEL.L, SHELL.AS) subsidiary for operations in Namibia. The vessel is expected to begin operations in April 2026. The contract includes one firm well, estimated to take 45 days, plus an optional well, bringing the estimated firm backlog to $16 million.