Premier Oil has picked rig contractor Ensco to carry out multiple drilling campaigns in the UK North Sea starting this year.

The newbuild harsh-environment jack-up Ensco 123 will start a two-well contract with the UK independent in July, according to the contractor's latest fleet status report.

The rig was also awarded a four-well contract to start in June 2020, though Ensco reserves the right to provide any of its 120 series units for the job.