Repsol hires Valaris rig

Jack-up JU-290 fixed by Spanish operator to support work on redevelopment of Yme field off Norway

Reactivation: for the former Rowan Viking, now renamed JU-290 Photo: DAMEN
Reactivation: for the former Rowan Viking, now renamed JU-290 Photo: DAMEN
Repsol has confirmed that it has hired a Valaris-owned jack-up to support ongoing work at its Yme field off Norway that is under redevelopment.
The Valaris JU-290, formerly named Rowan Viking, has been chartered from September to assist in hook-up and pre-commissioning of a new wellhead module to be installed at the North Sea field, according to a spokesman for the Spanish operator.

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