C. E. Thornton 
Drilling & Production

Shelf Drilling awarded two new contracts in India

Baird Maritime
C. E. Thornton

UAE-based Shelf Drilling has received an award for a three-year contract for each of two jack-up rigs with India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

The rigs C. E. Thornton (pictured) and F. G. McClintock will operate in the Mumbai High field offshore India under the contract.

Operations are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2019.