The Brazilian drilling and production services provider will operate the rigs and QGOG Constellation, through one of its subsidiaries, holds a 15% equity stake in each rig.
The drilling rigs will be built at the BrasFels shipyard in Brazil’s Angra dos Reis located in Rio de Janeiro, with local content above 55%.
They are likely to start operating in 2016, 2018 and 2019, respectively and are part of the package of 21 drilling rigs negotiated between Petrobras and Sete Brasil.
After the completion of construction, the rigs will operate in the Brazilian pre-salt layer in water depths of up to 3,000m, with the ability to reach up to 10,000m of drilling depth capacity.
