Following the announcement made on 5 March 2018, KCA Deutag announces that it has completed the combination with the Omani and Saudi Arabian businesses of Dalma Energy LLC.
As a result of this acquisition KCA Deutag is now one of the largest owners and operators of drilling rigs in the Middle East, with 46 land rigs in the region out of a total of 83 rigs owned and operated by KCA Deutag globally. In addition to its Land Drilling operation, the KCA Deutag group has its Offshore, RDS and Bentec business units. These provide platform services, specialist engineering design and rig and equipment manufacture.
Norrie McKay, CEO of KCA Deutag said: "Today is a major milestone in KCA Deutag's long history and a fundamental part of our strategy as we look to grow our business, either organically or by acquisition, in those markets where we see substantial growth opportunities. I am therefore delighted to welcome our new Dalma colleagues to the KCA Deutag group as we enter an exciting new chapter for our business."
About KCA DEUTAG
KCA DEUTAG is one of the largest international drilling contractors. The company employs 8,000 staff in more than 22 countries and it had revenue in 2012 of US$1.7 billion.
KCA DEUTAG is currently the drilling operations contractor on 39 offshore platforms worldwide and owns and operates a fleet of mobile offshore drilling units consisting of 2 jack-ups and 3 self erecting tender barges. The company also owns and operates a fleet of more than 60 land drilling rigs.