UMW Oil & Gas (UMW-OG) has reported its second jack-up rig charter in less than a week in a further positive sign for the offshore sector.

The Malaysian offshore company said it had received a letter of award from Petrofac to use its UMW NAGA 5 rig.

The contract is to drill two firm wells with the option of an additional one well plus one well starting in the second quarter of 2017.

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