Identity and specifications
- Rig type
- Drilling rig
- Rig subtype
- Semisubmersible
- Owner
- Dolphin Drilling
- Operator
- Dolphin Drilling
- Marketing party
- Dolphin Drilling
Asset intelligence
Paul B. Loyd Jr.
Dolphin Drilling · Drilling rig · last verified 28 July 2026
Identity, current state, next assignment, availability, schedule history and evidence are separated so unknowns are not flattened into public claims.
Current commercial state
- Current-state verification
- Working
- Customer
- Harbour Energy
- Region
- UK North Sea
- Current assignment starts
- 15 February 2024
- Current assignment ends
- 30 August 2030
- Confidence
- A
Current assignment evidence
Source title: Dolphin Drilling Our Fleet and official contract disclosures
Organization: Dolphin Drilling
Publication date: Publication date not identified
Retrieval date: 28 July 2026
Page/section: Page not identified
Excerpt: 11 May 2026 Dolphin Drilling contract update: Paul B. Loyd Jr. in the UK sector of the North Sea; additional firm term runs through to 30 August 2030.
Document hash: 30c2071f787d8eae81aa92a3da889f4412dba8932bc74020dfb339b3e3c11c89
Claim status: Firm contract
Open sourceNext assignment
- Customer
- Harbour Energy
- Region
- UK North Sea
- Start date
- 30 August 2030
- End date
- 30 August 2035
- Schedule status
- Option Period
Next assignment evidence
Source title: Dolphin Drilling Our Fleet and official contract disclosures
Organization: Dolphin Drilling
Publication date: Publication date not identified
Retrieval date: 28 July 2026
Page/section: Page not identified
Excerpt: 11 May 2026 Dolphin Drilling contract update: Harbour also holds options up to a further five years.
Document hash: 30c2071f787d8eae81aa92a3da889f4412dba8932bc74020dfb339b3e3c11c89
Claim status: Option period
Open sourceAvailability assessment
- Commercial availability
- Working
- Commercial completeness
- A
- Technical profile
- Partial
- Last verified
- 28 July 2026
A current firm or committed assignment covers the present date.
Availability evidence
Source title: Dolphin Drilling Our Fleet and official contract disclosures
Organization: Dolphin Drilling
Publication date: Publication date not identified
Retrieval date: 28 July 2026
Excerpt: 11 May 2026 Dolphin Drilling contract update: Paul B. Loyd Jr. in the UK sector of the North Sea; additional firm term runs through to 30 August 2030.
Document hash: b3be06489d7ccb8b9fa629c98136bb012acb7437be751ee2b95c1c1fb0746968
Verified schedule history
2 assignmentsHarbour Energy
UK North Sea
Feb 2024 – Aug 2030
Schedule evidence
Source title: Dolphin Drilling Our Fleet and official contract disclosures
Organization: Dolphin Drilling
Publication date: Publication date not identified
Retrieval date: 28 July 2026
Page/section: Page not identified
Excerpt: 11 May 2026 Dolphin Drilling contract update: Paul B. Loyd Jr. in the UK sector of the North Sea; additional firm term runs through to 30 August 2030.
Document hash: 30c2071f787d8eae81aa92a3da889f4412dba8932bc74020dfb339b3e3c11c89
Claim status: Firm contract
Open sourceHarbour Energy
UK North Sea
Aug 2030 – Aug 2035
Schedule evidence
Source title: Dolphin Drilling Our Fleet and official contract disclosures
Organization: Dolphin Drilling
Publication date: Publication date not identified
Retrieval date: 28 July 2026
Page/section: Page not identified
Excerpt: 11 May 2026 Dolphin Drilling contract update: Harbour also holds options up to a further five years.
Document hash: 30c2071f787d8eae81aa92a3da889f4412dba8932bc74020dfb339b3e3c11c89
Claim status: Option period
Open sourceSignalSpore-detected changes
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Coverage and freshness
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Regional movements: No verified regional movement event has been published for this asset.