Dolphin Drilling terminates Peak Petroleum contract

(Oslo, 1 December 2023) Dolphin Drilling AS (Dolphin Drilling, OSE: DDRIL) today
announces the termination of the contract with Peak Petroleum.

Reference is made to the third quarter 2023 financial report, announced 28
November 2023, outlining the continued breach of the contract between Dolphin
Drilling and Peak Petroleum. The contract has now been terminated by Dolphin
Drilling. The contract backlog reported in the third quarter 2023 report was
adjusted for the contract termination, and will remain at the same level as
reported.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Ingolf Gillesdal, email: ingolf.gillesdal@dolphindrilling.com, tel: +47 920
45 320

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Dolphin Drilling is a leading harsh environment drilling contractor for the
offshore oil and gas industry. Dolphin Drilling owns a fleet of three high
-technical standard 4th and 5th generation enhanced Aker H3 units, Borgland
Dolphin, Blackford Dolphin, and Bideford Dolphin, operated by an experienced
team with a strong operational track record. The company has offshore and
onshore offices and operations in Norway, Scotland, Brazil, and Nigeria.