The contractor may even be delayed furtherin bringing the Gorilla VI back on contract with ConocoPhillips at the Ekofiskfield and gave no guarantee it will be compensated for addition off rate time.

Last month Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority(PSA) hit Rowan with a safety order after the rig was found to have “deficient maintenance, equipment washeavily corroded and safety-critical equipment was observed to be damaged”.

PSAauditors