Saudi Arabia’s Arabian Drilling Company has signed a new five-year contract worth approximately SAR3 billion ($800 million) with SLB for the provision of 11 land rigs for gas-related lump-sum turnkey (LSTK) operations.
Arabian Drilling, Saudi Arabia’s largest drilling contractor by fleet size, has signed a contract with a new client in the GCC, marking its entry into another regional market. Operations are expected to begin before the end of the third quarter of 2026.
Saudi-based Arabian Drilling has announced that it has signed a contract with a new client in the GCC, thus marking its entry into a new Gulf market. The deal follows the early completion of its first international offshore drilling contract and the redeployment of the jack-up rig to another GCC country.
Arabian Drilling, Saudi Arabia’s largest drilling contractor by fleet size, said it has received notice to resume operations for its remaining suspended offshore rigs. The company expects the restart to reflect a recovery in offshore market activity and lift utilisation across its offshore fleet to 100 per cent by the end of the third quarter of 2026.
Arabian Drilling, a leading Saudi-based drilling contractor, announced the signing of three contract extensions for land rigs with a total value of SAR 1.4 billion ($373 million), adding 25 rig years to its backlog.
