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http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/total-extends-drilling-contract-for-pacific-scirocco-drillship/

Total Extends Drilling Contract for Pacific Scirocco Drillship

Total S.A. has elected to exercise a one-year option to extend the firm contract term for the Pacific Scirocco to January 2015.



Pacific Drilling, a growing offshore drilling company that provides global drilling services to the oil and natural gas industry through the use of ultra-deepwater drillships announced today that the Pacific Scirocco drillship commenced operations offshore Nigeria on December 31, 2011.

The drillship is contracted for an initial one-year term to a subsidiary of a French oil and gas giant, Total S.A. The contract further provides for options, to be exercised at the client’s discretion, which could result in up to four additional years of contract term.