Qatar’s Gulf International Services (GIS), the leading service group, has announced that its subsidiary Gulf Drilling International (GDI) has signed a contract with Dolphin Energy for drilling rig services, a report said.

The work under this contract will be performed by the high spec jack-up rig ‘Al Jassra’ and will consist of drilling three wells on the DOL 1 production platform located in offshore waters of Qatar, said a report in the Peninsula Qatar.

The contract was signed by Mubarak A Al Hajri, managing director and chief executive officer of GDI and Hassan Al Emadi, general manager, Dolphin Energy – Qatar, and the service will commence later this month.

Al Hajri said that GDI has concluded this significant contract with Dolphin Energy as it will broaden our clientele and business portfolio.

He noted that the contract will provide the company with an opportunity to demonstrate the highest levels of professional expertise while improving its overall rig utilisation.