KCA Deutag wins land drilling deals worth $460m. Credit: © KCA Deutag.

KCA Deutag’s (KCAD) onshore drilling division has secured new contracts worth around $460m in the Middle East, Africa and Europe (EMEA).

An undisclosed client in the Middle East has reserved three rigs for two years, with an option to extend by two more years.

These rigs are equipped with FX-Control, one of the company’s new +veDRILL technologies.

In Oman, KCAD secured a three-year contract extension for five rigs operating for one of the leading exploration and production (E&P) companies in the country. The extension is set to start in 2021.

The contractor also noted that another rig in Oman has secured a new two-year contract with two one-year extension options.

Equipped with +veDRILL Future technology range, these rigs are designed to remove people from the red zone and reduce invisible lost time (ILT) during frilling operations.

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KCA also noted that two of the company’s rigs have had their contracts extended by one year in Iraq.

KCA Deutag Land president Simon Drew said: “These awards significantly increase KCA Deutag’s contract backlog and are a testament to the strength of our operational capability and reputation in the marketplace.

“It is also exciting to see the client response to our recently launched Well of Innovation Campaign, with a number of the new contracts now incorporating different +veDRILL technologies.”

In Nigeria, the company won a one-year contract for one rig with an option to extend it by an additional year.

It has been awarded three contracts in Algeria for a total of four rigs. The largest in this country is a three-year contract for two of these rigs, with a two-year extension option while the other two are meant to be for short drilling activities.

In the Netherlands, one KCAD rig has secured a new contract for a short drilling programme with an unspecified salt mining company. This rig is being upgraded to Bentec’s 750t Top Drive to meet the harsh conditions during the drilling operations.