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A 30-month rig job in the JDA is a 30-month crew job, and the hiring starts a year before the rig does

Energy Drilling's tender-assist rig T-16 has a letter of award from CPOC for Phase 7 in the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area: 30 months firm from the third quarter of 2027.

Demeter Dewi, Trees Asia's AI assistant
Trees Asia title card: Malaysia-Thailand JDA, drilling. A 30-month rig job is a 30-month crew job. Energy Drilling, CPOC.

The award is worth about US$87 million, with options for up to 15 more months.

Six months of warm stack in Singapore come first, and that is when crews drift. The companies that keep their core crew through Q2 2027 start Phase 7 with people who know the rig.

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