Maersk Drilling
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| Industry | Oilfield services |
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| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Number of locations
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Angola, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Denmark, Egypt, Ghana, Malaysia, Singapore, Norway, UK, USA. |
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Key people
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Jarmo Brad (CEO) |
| Services | Offshore drilling services |
| USD 751m (2015) | |
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Number of employees
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4,000 |
| Parent | A.P. Moller – Maersk Group |
| Website | www |
Maersk Drilling is a drilling rig operator based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is a subsidiary of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, established in 1972. Maersk Drilling is one of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group's core businesses.
Maersk Drilling owns 24 rigs. The fleet includes five Ultra-Harsh jack-ups, four XL Enhanced jack-ups (including one newbuild which is set for delivery in late 2016), seven Harsh environment jack-ups, four semi-submersibles and four Ultra deepwater drillships. Maersk Drilling is among others a market leader in challenging Norwegian jack-up market with a market share of 7 out of 12 rigs (2016).
Maersk Drilling is part of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group - a worldwide conglomerate with 89,000 employees and offices in 135 countries, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company is listed on the . On 21 June 1972 Mærsk Storm Drilling Company and Atlantic Pacific Marine Corporation were established with the purpose of purchasing two semi-subs and two barge rigs. These were the very early days of Maersk Drilling. Today, Maersk Drilling’s fleet includes some of the industries youngest and most advanced harsh environment jack-up rigs, jack-ups rigs, Deepwater semi-submersibles and Ultra deepwater drillships.
Egyptian Drilling Company (EDC) is a 50/50 joint venture between Maersk Drilling and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation. EDC owns and operates a fleet of more than 60 land rigs and five jack-up rigs in the Middle East.
Maersk Drilling's fleet includes:
Maersk Drilling has invested more than USD 8.0 bn total in eight highly advanced newbuilds delivered between 2014-2016. The newbuilds includes 4 Ultra deepwater drillships and 4 XL Enhanced jack-ups.
Having already taking delivery of three state-of-the-art XLE Jack-Ups, Maersk Intrepid, Maersk Interceptor and Maersk Integrator, a fourth and final XL Enhanced jack-up will soon be delivered by late 2016, hereby cementing Maersk Drilling's position as an industry leader in the North Sea, with the most advanced Jack-Up drilling rigs in existence. All of the newbuilds have been customized to handle demanding and complex well drilling operations in the North Sea.
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