Angola/Namibia: Maersk to drill three wells for Total

Total has awarded contracts to Maersk Drilling to use the 7th generation drillship Maersk Voyager for wells offshore Namibia and on Angola blocks 32 and 48. Maersk announced on 13 January that the campaign was expected to commence this month, with an estimated duration of 240 days. The total value of the firm contracts is approximately $46.3m, including a mobilisation fee. The contracts include two additional one-well options.