ISLAND DRILLING COMPANY

WE ARE DRIVEN BY CHALLENGES

With competent and experienced employees,
who love to take on new challenges, Island Drilling promise to be an efficient and adaptable partner..

NEWS

ISO Recertification Achieved

Island Drilling Company AS is pleased to announce the successful recertification of its management systems to ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management).

Havtil Grants Consent for Island Innovator Operations on Åsgard

The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has granted Equinor consent to use Island Innovator for the temporary and permanent plugging and abandonment of five wells on the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea.

Island Innovator Commences Three Year PP&A Contract for Equinor

Island Drilling Company is pleased to announce that the Island Innovator has officially commenced operations under a three year Permanent Plug & Abandonment (PP&A) contract for Equinor on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. This marks an important milestone in our collaboration with Equinor and represents a significant step forward in our continued focus on high quality, efficient, and safe PP&A operations.

ISLAND INNOVATOR

FULLY EQUIPPED SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE DRILLING UNIT

Island Innovator is the first of its kind, and is designed for North Sea operations. The unit is a fully equipped semi-submersible drilling unit based on proven design.

PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS

ISLAND INNOVATOR AVAILABILITY STATUS

Island Innovator is currently committed to a 3-year Permanent Plug & Abandonment (PP&A) contract with Equinor on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

2025

2026-2028

2029-2033

The program is planned to take approximately 8 months. This work involves both development drilling, exploration drilling and workover. In direct continuation the rig will continue to a plug and abandonment program on behalf of Tullow Oil in their Banda and Tiof field in Mauretania. Island Innovator is available from Q4 in 2024.