i3 Energy PLC told investors it has contracted Petrofac for well engineering, operations management and operator services for the drilling of the Serenity appraisal well in the North Sea.
It is a three-year contract and is in addition to an existing contract with Stena Drilling for the use of the Stena Don semi-submersible drilling rig later this year.
A drilling slot has been secured starting between 15 August and 15 September.
"We are very pleased to be working again with PFML [Petrofac Facilities Management Limited] who we contracted to drill the Serenity discovery well in 2019, where operations were completed successfully, safely, on time and on budget,” said i3 chief executive Majid Shafiq.
“Operations planning is well underway, and we are on track to spud the Serenity appraisal well in early September."