The fourth and final drillship in Pride’s newbuilding programme at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea, Deep Ocean Molokai, also remains uncontracted and is scheduled for delivery in 2011.
During the company’s conference call webcast last week, senior vice president of marketing and business development Kevin Robert said the rig markets have been “quiet” and he expects 2010 to be “challenging”, while the spread between bids and offers remains wide.
“Operators
