Dolphin Drilling AS (Dolphin Drilling, OSE: DDRIL) announced today that the deepwater capable semisubmersible rig, Blackford Dolphin will continue its drilling contract for Oil India Limited.

The contract has been extended up to 15th October 2026 to enable completion of drilling, testing, and abandonment work at locations East of India, under the same terms and scope of work as the existing contract.

Dolphin Drilling values its ongoing partnership with Oil India Limited and remains committed to delivering safe and efficient operations.

For further information, please contact: Ingolf Gillesdal, CFO, tel: +47 920 45 320

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Dolphin Drilling AS, headquartered in Aberdeen, UK, is an owner and operator of a fleet of harsh environment mid-water & deep-water semisubmersible drilling rigs, capable of working worldwide. The company is listed in Oslo.

This information has been submitted pursuant to the Securities Trading Act § 5-12 and MAR. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 2026-08-20 10:03 CEST.