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

Island Innovator Ready for P&A Operations on Åsgard – Featured on Petro.no

Petro.no has published an article about Island Innovator and its upcoming contract with Equinor. The scope of work for the rig is taking shape while it is currently at Hanøytangen being prepared for at least three years of operations for the operator.

Equinor Awards a three plus five year contract for Plug and Abandonment Work

Island Drilling Company AS is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a significant contract with Equinor for Permanent Plug & Abandonment (PP&A) work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract will commence in the first quarter of 2026.

P&A PROGRAMS COMPLETED

Island Drilling Company is pleased to announce that Island Innovator has successfully wrapped up two P&A programs for Repsol on the Casablanca field offshore Tarragona in the Mediterranean. These programs kicked off in mid-November 2025 and concluded at the end of January, ahead of schedule and cost.

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

AVAILABILITY OF
THE ISLAND INNOVATOR

Island Innovator is currently working on behalf of Trident Energy in Equatorial Guinea, West Africa.

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.