{"id":893266,"date":"2026-03-21T03:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/vantage-drillings-2010-built-drillship-lines-up-multi-year-gig-in-india\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T03:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:20:08","slug":"vantage-drillings-2010-built-drillship-lines-up-multi-year-gig-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/vantage-drillings-2010-built-drillship-lines-up-multi-year-gig-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Vantage Drilling\u2019s 2010-built drillship lines up multi-year gig in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<article id=\"main-content\" data-module=\"datalayer\" data-eventtype=\"article_view\" data-config=\"{\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/vantage-drillings-2010-built-drillship-lines-up-multi-year-gig-in-india\/\",\"title\":\"Vantage Drillingu2019s 2010-built drillship lines up multi-year gig in India\",\"author\":\"Melisa Cavcic\",\"id\":791871,\"page_type\":\"article\",\"publication_date\":\"about 1 month ago\",\"revisions_count\":null,\"is_industry_contribution\":false,\"has_partner\":false,\"is_advertorial\":false,\"categories\":[\"Headline\"],\"topics\":[\"Business Developments &amp; Projects\"],\"markets\":[\"Undefined\"],\"regions\":[\"Asia\"]}\">\n<div>\n<p><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\">Home<\/a><\/span>  <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/markets\/fossil-energy\/\">Fossil Energy<\/a><\/span>  <span aria-current=\"page\">Vantage Drilling\u2019s 2010-built drillship lines up multi-year gig in India<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 10, 2026,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMelisa Cavcic<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Vantage Drilling International, a Bermuda-exempted offshore drilling contractor, has landed a long-term assignment for its 16-year-old drillship off the coast of India with the country\u2019s state-owned energy giant Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/Platinum-Explorer.jpg\" alt=\"Platinum Explorer drillship; Source: Vantage Drilling\"  ><figcaption>Platinum Explorer drillship; Source: Vantage Drilling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vantage\u00a0Drilling has received a binding notification of award (NOA) from ONGC for the 2010-built <strong>Platinum Explorer<\/strong> drillship, following the conclusion of the oil and gas player\u2019s deepwater drillship tender for a three-year firm, plus one-year optional campaign in India.<\/p>\n<p>With an estimated total contract value of $261 million, exclusive of managed pressure drilling (MPD) services, the assignment will begin no later than 180 days after the issuance of the NOA in line with the requirements of the tender.<\/p>\n<p>The Platinum Explorer sixth-generation ultra-deepwater drillship, which is capable of working in water depths of up to 10,000 feet (3,048 meters), has a maximum drilling depth of 40,000 feet (12,192 meters).<\/p>\n<p>The offshore drilling rig market is seeing further consolidation, as illustrated by Transocean\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/transoceans-play-for-valaris-forging-17-billion-offshore-drilling-giant-with-73-rigs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">acquisition<\/a> of Valaris, which will establish a combined company with an offshore fleet of 73 rigs.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/vantage-drillings-2010-built-drillship-lines-up-multi-year-gig-in-india\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Fossil Energy Vantage Drilling\u2019s 2010-built drillship lines up multi-year gig in India February 10, 2026, by Melisa Cavcic Vantage Drilling International, a Bermuda-exempted offshore drilling contractor, has landed a long-term assignment for its 16-year-old drillship off the coast of India with the country\u2019s state-owned energy giant Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). 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