Nordic Business Report-September 14, 2006-Deep Drilling 3 Pte Ltd receives drilling contract
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The Norwegian oil and offshore investor Sinvest ASA said on Thursday (14 September) that its subsidiary Deep Drilling 3 Pte Ltd has, together with Premium Drilling, received a USD82m drilling contract in Southeast Asia.

The contract, awarded by a major oil company, will be carried out by Premium Drilling using the Deep Driller 3 unit.

The contract covers a firm period of 12 months, but can be extended by up to two additional 12-month periods.

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