OIL and Dolphin Drilling signs contract for hiring of Blackford Dolphin

 Oil India Limited (OIL), India’s oldest oil and gas company and the youngest Maharatna CPSE signed a contract with Dolphin Drilling Limited, Norway, a leading drilling contractor for the offshore oil & gas industry, for the hiring of the ‘Anchor Moored Semi-Submersible Drilling Unit Blackford Dolphin’ on July 22, 2024, in Delhi.

The contract was signed by the CEO of Dolphin Drilling and the General Manager (C&P) of OIL in the presence of the Chairman & Managing Director of OIL along with Functional Directors and senior officials of OIL and Dolphin Drilling Limited. The Blackford Dolphin will be deployed for drilling in Andaman Offshore Blocks to undertake exploration activities in the block.