Red Sea Petroleum Operating Company (RSPOC) signed a deal to deploy Seadrill's jack-up West Prospero for a two-well campaign on Block 15.
Mobilisation is scheduled for December, with offshore operations expected to take about six months.
Oslo-listed Seadrill said the contract is worth just under $50 million.
RSPOC is a joint venture between China's CNPC International and Malaysia's state-owned Petronas Carigali with 35% each, Sudapet of Sudan on 15%, Nigeria's Express Petroleum with 10% and Sudan's High-Tech Group on 5%.
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