New Contract for "CHIKYU" (Japan)

Japan Drilling Co., Ltd. (JDC) is pleased to announce that we have entered into a contract with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology ("AIST") for the provision of drilling services utilizing a drillship "CHIKYU" which is owned by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.

The main terms of the contract are as follows

1.　Contract Person　：　AIST

2.　Operating Area　：　Off　the coast of Joetsu, Japan

3.　Period　：　23 days

4.　Commencement　：　Around September 2022