Four contractors presented offers in January to supply Petrobras with a rig capable of working in water depths of about 2000 ­metres to be used in the Marlim Leste field in the Campos basin.

Pacific Drilling offered the drillship Pacific Sharav, while Ensco presented the drillship DS-8.

Vantage Drilling submitted the drillship Dalian Developer and Seadrill bid an undisclosed unit.

It is understood that all offers came above the $550,000 mark.