The 1997-built 15K-model semisub will be on contract from April 2015 to April 2017 at a dayrate of $380,000, with an option for a one-year extension.
Most recently the rig was working for Stone Energy in the US Gulf of Mexico where it drilled the Amythest project and found twin commercial gas discoveries, announced in February.
BP plans to spend about $2 billion in Trinidad & Tobago, split evenly between capital expenditures and its operating budget.
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