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PV DRILLING III SET RECORD FOR THE LONGEST WELL DRILLED IN MALAYSIA

On July 2, 2024, at 18:15, PV DRILLING III successfully drilled the final segment of the BOC-28 well, as part of the Bunga Orkid-C Field Development Project, is located in Block PM3-CAA within the overlapping territorial waters between Malaysia and Vietnam and operated by HIBISCUS OIL & GAS MALAYSIA LIMITED. With the total depth of 6,970 meters drilled at BOC-28 well, PV DRILLING III has set a new record for the longest well drilled in Malaysia. 

This milestone surpassed the PV DRILLING III’s previous record set in early 2023 for a well with the total depth of 6,963 meters TD. For the outstanding performance in various drilling campaigns in Malaysia throughout 2023, PV DRILLING III was honored with the “Best Rig Award” from the Malaysia Petroleum Management on March 7, 2024. 


PV DRILLING III set record for the longest well drilled in Malaysia on July 2, 2024, at 18:15

Since first entering the drilling market in Malaysia in 2017, PV Drilling has successfully completed many drilling campaigns for clients such as PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD, IPC MALAYSIA B.V. (LUNDIN), REPSOL, SAPURA OMV UPSTREAM, HIBISCUS OIL & GAS MALAYSIA LIMITED and SEA HIBISCUS SDN BHD. As of early 2024, all of PV Drilling’s rigs are deployed internationally, of which three jack-up rigs are operating in Malaysia. These operations have contributed to elevating PV Drilling’s status as one of the 2nd  largest drilling contractors active in the Malaysian market. 

PV Drilling's PR Team.
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