Borr Drilling Limited

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Board Railing Limited Q4 2024 Results Presentation Webcast and Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. After the speakers presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you need to press star one and one on your telephone. You will then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. To withdraw your question, please press star one and one again. Please kindly limit yourself to two questions to give everyone a chance to ask their questions. For any follow-up questions, please rejoin the queue. If you wish to ask a question via the webcast, please use the Q&A box available on the webcast link at any time during the conference. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your first speaker, Mr. Patrick Sean, CEO. Please go ahead.

Good morning and thank you for participating in the board drilling fourth quarter earnings call. I'm Patrick Sean and with me here today in Dubai are Bruno Moran, our Chief Commercial Officer and Magnus Fahler, our Chief Financial Officer. Next slide, please. First covering the required disclaimers, I would like to remind all participants that some of the statements will be forward-looking. These matters involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these statements. I therefore refer you to our latest public filings. This quarter's results were as expected. Operating revenue increased by 21.5 million over Q3, driven primarily by higher day rates for the NED and Prospector One. The termination of the Arabia II contract in Saudi had a 5 million net positive effect due to the accelerated amortization of the mobilization fee. As a result, adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was 136.7 million. Our core operation performed strongly with a technical utilization rate of .9% and an economic utilization rate of 97.1%. Despite the various headwinds experienced during the year, we were still able to deliver the full year adjusted EBITDA within the original guidance range of 500 to 550 million, which was set back in Q3, 2023. In the second half of 24, softening demand and declining day rates signaled potential headwinds for the jackup market heading into 2025. And a weaker market was observed with rig suspensions in Saudi and Mexico. However, this was partially offset by incremental demand in West Africa and Southeast Asia. We anticipate that the market will continue to face uncertainties in 2025. However, recent increases in contracting and tendering levels provide some early signs of improving conditions toward the second half of the year as per SMP Petrodata. Despite near term uncertainties, we remain confident in the strong fundamentals of the global jackup rig market. In November 24, we successfully completed a new build program with the delivery of our final rig VAR, marking the end of our growth capital expenditures as we move into 2025. Additionally, with fewer special periodic survey schedules compared to last year, we anticipate a positive impact on cashflow. As a result, our budgeted capital expenditures for 2025 are set to be below 50 million for the year. Currently, we have approximately 6,700 contracted rig days in 2025, representing 77% of our total available rig days in the year at an average day rate of 149,000 compared to 136,000 in 2024. The first quarter of 2025 will be negatively impacted by suspensions of three rigs in Mexico. In addition to idle time on Arabia One and the Valley, ahead of the commencement of their respective contracts, we expect to receive approximately 44 million in mobilization payments upon their contract commencements. In addition, liquidity in the first quarter will be positively impacted by the previously announced Mexican payment arrangement of 125 million. The board has decided to declare a cash distribution of two cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2024. In addition, the company has an existing share repurchase authorization, which can be used opportunistically. This decision reflects the board's focus on maintaining a strong balance sheet and taking a prudent approach to cash conservation, ensuring the company remains well-positioned to navigate market uncertainties while maintaining a solid financial foundation for future opportunities. I'll pass the call now to Magnus for the fourth quarter financial commentary.

Thank you, Patrick. Total operating revenues increased by 21.5 million, primarily due to a 22.7 million increase in day rate revenue compared to the third quarter. The increase in day rate revenue includes a 5.1 million net increase related to the Arabia II, comprised of 8.5 million increase in deferred mobilization revenue, offset by a 3.4 million decrease in day rate revenue, both as a result of the termination of its contract with Aramco. Rig operating and maintenance expenses were in line with the previous quarter. However, it's worth mentioning that the total cost for a quarter includes a 2.3 million acceleration of amortization of mob and compact prep costs related to Arabia II. Depreciation increased by 3.9 million and led to total operating expenses increasing by 3.8 million compared to the third quarter. Other movements below the operating income line that's worth mentioning are total financial expenses increased by 5.7 million, primarily due to interest on the additional 175 million bond issue in November 2024, as well as the 150 million bond tap in August 2024. The, where both were issued to finance the delivery are two last new builds. The income tax expense decreased by 5.9 million from Q3, and is mainly due to a one-off release of evaluation allowance during Q4. Net income for the fourth quarter was 26.3 million, an increase of 16.6 million, resulting in earnings per share of 11 cents. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was 136.7 million, an increase of 21.2 million or 18% compared to the third quarter. Our free cash position at the end of Q4 was 61.6 million. In addition, we had 150 million ungrown under our RCS facility, resulting in total available liquidity of 211.6 million. Cash decreased by 124.1 million in comparison to the prior quarter due to the following. Net cash used in operating activities was 14.6 million, 14.8 million, which includes 93.4 million of cash interest paid, and 15.5 million of income taxes paid. Net cash used in investing activities was 189.9 million, which includes the delivery installment for the last new build, the VAR, of 159.9 million. In addition, we spent 11.2 million on activation costs for new build rigs and 18.7 million on other maintenance capex, primarily special periodic service and long-term maintenance costs. Net cash from financing activities was 80.6 million, and is comprised of 175 million from the issuance of additional senior secure notes to finance the VAR. We also paid down 70.8 million of our debt under the regular semiannual amortization of the bonds. Additionally, we used 19.9 million to repurchase the company's shares, and 4.7 million for the payment of cash distributions to shareholders. Following quarter end, we announced an agreement with our major Mexican customer to receive payment settlement for approximately 125 million related to our outstanding receivables in February. So far, we have collected 105 million of these, and the remaining 20 million has been released by Pemex and is expected to be received by us shortly. We are also due to receive 44 million in mobilization payments upon commencement of the contracts for Arabia One and Bali in the first half of 2025. From a liquidity perspective going forward, as Patrick pointed out, we have concluded our growth capex program with our final new bill delivered last year. For 2025, we expect regular maintenance capex to be below 50 million. With this, I will pass the word over to Bruno.

Thank you, Magnus. I'll begin with our recent contracts and rig movements before covering global and regional market trends. In 2024, board drilling secured 795 million in backlog at an average rate of $177,000 per day, which we believe is market leading. This achievement is particularly notable given the year's challenges and underscore the quality of our assets and operations that enable us to achieve strong contracting performance. Since our last quarter, we secure new commitments for four of our rigs. The Norva has secured a contract with Valco for 320 days, commencing in July 25 and extending through April 26. We're pleased to see the rig re-contracted by Valco following a successful campaign delivered to the customer earlier in 2022. The Tor has secured a contract with an undisclosed customer in Southeast Asia and is expected to return to the active fleet by May 25. While this is a short-term commitment, we are currently in discussions with other customers in the region for further work that could see the re-contracted for a significant portion of the year. The Gerd has secured a binding letter of award from undisclosed customer in West Africa for a 100-day program starting in June 2025 following its E&I contract. Even the strong checkup demand in West Africa will remain optimistic about securing follow-on work for these rigs into 2026. And lastly, the Groa has had its last available option exercised by Qatar Energy and is now firmly contracted until April 26. Regarding fleet movements, the Vale and Arabia One have completed mobilizations and are undergoing acceptance for long-term contracts with Melitta and Petrobras. Both rigs are expected to begin operations in March, strengthening our revenue stream and enabling us to collect meaningful mobilization payments as highlighted by Magnus. On a global basis, checkup utilization levels have remained steady since last quarter. Modern rig market utilization stands at 93% and just under 90% if adjusted for the net Aramco suspensions. While utilization levels remain relatively flat in the last couple of months, it is positive to note that 12 of the rigs previously under contract suspensions to Aramco have now been re-contracted elsewhere, which includes our Arabia One. Looking at regional dynamics, in Southeast Asia, demand is expected to rise slightly with increased activity in Vietnam and Indonesia offsetting reductions in Malaysia due to the Petronas and Petros dispute. As the resolution to dispute nears, demand could increase more substantially in 2026. While we anticipate that this market will remain competitive, our fleet capabilities, performance, and well-established local alliances position well for upcoming contracts, although intermittent idle periods are likely. In the Middle East, we're encouraged to see some of the anticipated multi-rig, multi-year tenders finally coming to the market. KJO, the Joint Operated Zone between Saudi and Kuwait, has launched a four-rig, three-year tender for work commencing throughout 2026. This tender, combined with other requirements from the same customers as we understand, could represent an incremental demand of up to six rigs for long-term contracts. Similarly, we anticipate another multi-rig, multi-year tender to be launched by KOC in the coming months. These programs combined have a potential to absorb a significant portion of the regional supply overhang resulting from the run-coast suspensions. In West Africa, strong demand persists with multiple short and long-term prospects across the region from Angola to Ivory Coast. We believe our fleet is well positioned to capture the incremental demand, bolstering our backlog for 25 and 26. In Mexico, overall activity levels have been impacted by PMAX temporary suspensions that started in Q4-24. Including our three suspended rigs in January, we estimate that approximately 12 rigs, or 45% of PMAX contracted fleet, is currently suspended. This reduction in activity has quickly affected the country's production, which has dropped below 1.7 million barrels per day in December, down over 120,000 barrels per day from September. Positively, the government and PMAX continue to reaffirm commitments to stabilize vendor payments and restore production to 1.85 million barrels per day. We remain optimistic that such commitments will result in a strong rebound during the second half of 25 and pave the way for long-term extensions for our rigs in country. At this time, we anticipate that our three rigs suspended in Mexico will gradually return to work during the second quarter. In 2024, the headwinds resulting from a run-code change in production targets and broader market uncertainties resulted in a significant contraction in rig fixtures, particularly in the first half of the year. However, H2 saw a gradual recovery, especially for modern rigs. With the increasing number of open tenders, we see early signs of strengthening contract activity in 2025, primarily for programs commencing in the latter part of the year and 2026. While near-term volatility is expected to persist, the long-term fundamentals of the jackup market remain strong. Entering 2025, we have strong contract coverage at leading rates, providing us with a solid foundation. As opportunities expand, we now turn our focus to reducing idle periods in the year and strengthening our backlog visibility into 2026. With that, I'd like to turn the call

back over to Patrick. Thank you, Bruno. So in conclusion, the business we have built is quite resilient. We have dealt with numerous headwinds in 2024 and still delivered the year within the original guidance given to the market. Successful execution in a quite volatile environment. In 2025, we have had a good contract coverage to get us through the year, not only from a coverage perspective, but also considering the quality of the revenue in the backlog. We have some open capacity to deal with and opportunity to get the contract coverage further up, which will be our focus going forward. The collections in Mexico have given renewed confidence in Pemex and the Mexican government to put the country's oil and gas industry on a dependable long-term trajectory from a collections perspective. Given the decline in the production volumes, it is clear that drilling activity will have to be restarted. Despite these short-term headwinds, the global jackup market fundamentals remain strong, with 30% of the global fleet over 35 years old and no new rig orders in the past decade, retirements are expected to tighten supply, creating a favorable market for our premium rigs going forward. With that, we can now move to the Q&A.

Thank you, sir. As a reminder, to ask a question, please press star one and one on your telephone and wait for your name to be announced. To withdraw your question, please press star one and one again. Once again, please press star one and one on your telephone and wait for your name to be announced. Please kindly ask one question and possibly a follow-up question at a time to give room for the other participants. If you do have any further questions, you can please rejoin the queue. And if you wish to ask a question via the webcast, please type them in the question box and click submit. Thank you. We are now going to proceed with our first question. The questions come from the line of Eddie Kim from Barclays. Please ask a question. Your line is open.

Hi, good morning. Just wanted to ask about leading edge day rates. Could you remind us where leading edge day rates for benign market jackups have been kind of over the past six or 12 months or so? And in your prepared remarks, you highlighted some market uncertainty this year. So in light of that, do you expect to see some day rate pressure kind of industry-wide in the jackup market this year before rebounding perhaps in 2026? Just your overall thoughts on kind of the day rate trajectory from here. It'd be great.

Very good, thanks for the question, Eddie. I'll probably not walk you through region by region because I think our views on leading market is part of our commercial strategy. But in line with what we've discussed earlier, we've seen a few markets that suffered a bit more with the competitive pressure. And I think it's fair to say that Asia has been one of those markets. We've seen some of the competitor fixtures coming close or just under $100,000 a day, but leading at rates staying kind of in a 130, 120, 130 range. Conversely, if you go into markets that suffered less with competitive pressure as West Africa, we have seen numbers that still hover and often above the kind of 150 range. We do have a fair spread here. We see now going forward an increasing number of tenders. And I think that alone would help the industry and it'll help the peer group and reduce them a little bit of the competitive pressure. In addition to that, some of the players that have been more aggressively chasing work seem to have achieved now full utilization or pretty close to full utilization, which should take a little bit of the edge as well from this competitive pressure. Now, I think that the dynamic will remain. Some markets that are a bit more benign will be subject to higher competition and it will keep the rates a bit compressed. Other markets where it takes a lot of history, a lot of competency to kind of penetrate will be a bit more insulated. So I don't see for now a scenario where the rates fall off the bottom. I think we are in a range that activity level troughing should start to stabilize or potentially go up as the months come by.

Understood, understood, that's helpful. And then just my follow-up is on Mexico, a lot of good color there. So you have three rigs of timeouts that are currently temporarily suspended and two that are contracted through year end. I believe I heard that the three that are temporarily suspended, you expect those rigs to return to work in the second quarter. Did I hear that correctly? And I guess what's your confidence level around that? And if that's the case, I mean, it seems like you're fairly confident that your other two jackups that are currently still contracted will continue to work until the end of their contracts later this year. So just, I guess if you could confirm that for me, that'd be great.

Yeah, I think that the numbers that you have are correct. We do indeed expect these rigs to go back to work in the second quarter, but quite frankly, we don't know exactly when in the quarter that is going to be. That is at the moment a working assumption. And the main reason for that is, is that we have seen that there is a lot of actions that have taken place in Pemex. If you think about the last few months, since the new administration is in place, the amount of work that has been done in getting people paid and now a aggressive plan on how activity needs to be restarted, we're still having a very strong commitment on getting production up. I think that based on the production data, as we see it and the strong decline that otherwise you would see in Mexico, I would assume that there is going to be a significant focus in getting rigs back to work, particularly the ones that already are contracted. So that is our working assumption. Obviously, the future here we'll have to tell, but those are kind of the guidelines that we have and the reasoning for us to be fairly positive about the business environment there.

Got it. Great, thank you very much. I'll turn it back. Thank you.

We are now going to proceed with our next question. The questions come from the light of Doug Becker from Capital One. Please ask your question.

Thank you. Was maybe hoping you could expand on the latest in Saudi Arabia, just looking at some industry data, it did seem like one of the suspended rigs actually did return to work with the Ramco, a competitor rig, but just the latest you're seeing in Saudi Arabia.

All right, thanks, thanks, Doug. And yes, indeed, there was some reports earlier about a rig returning to work. I'm not sure if that was a true story. I think that was actually a rig swap done by one of our competitors. The situation in Saudi remains steady state at the moment, where we see quite a bit of focus on their end is in relation to the offshore gas work. A Ramco has been quite vocal on the companies, on the countries focus on expanding on the gas side. And that's where some of the conversations are taking place at the moment. In addition to that, Doug, I think interesting to note is in the last couple of months now, there's been an increased talks about a Ramco awarding large EPC contracts for projects like Zulu or Safania that were originally planned to be put on hold, right? As that progresses, increases our level of confidence that a pipeline start to form in Saudi-Aranco. Now, the other interesting discussion that we see in country is a revamped interest from a Ramco, talking to service companies about lump sum turnkey or integrated projects offshore. This has been something that they looked in the past. And I think they see that as a good way to improve efficiency and the overall ability of the country to deliver wells. Those conversations seem to be resuming at the moment. I think it's gonna take some time, but combined with the EPC award and the pipeline gives us some hope that as the year progresses, the pipeline from a Ramco should start to fill up. At the moment, I think situation is steady state.

No, that's encouraging. And then it looks like the Thor did get some incremental work for the second quarter, just any color that you could provide around that. Are there potential extensions related to that or is this more of a one-off? Yeah,

no, and the rig came off contract at the back end of last year. Obviously, we've been working hard to see it going back to work. Reality is that in Asia, a lot of the programs that we see at the moment, not exclusively, but a lot of the programs we see are short-term in nature. So the challenge that we have is obviously to put the rig back to work and string a sequence of programs that will maintain the rig working. So that's obviously something that we're working, the team is working quite hard to deliver. It is a short-term program. We'll see the rig working. We have accepted that commitment on the back of visibility of other programs. So we'll have to work through it. I do believe, as I mentioned in my early remarks, that there is a good chance that we could be contracted for the remainder of the year or a large portion of the year.

Got it, thank you. My pleasure.

We are now going to proceed with our next question. The questions come from the line of Frederikstein from Clarks and Securities. Please ask a question.

Hey, Patrick and team, hope you are all well. So I wanted to circle a bit back to Mexico at least with the discussions that I'm having with my clients. The situation there, even though you've been able to collect a good chunk of the 125 million already, I think getting proper confidence for future payment is still a bit hard and one of the risks that is currently weighing onto the stock. So as a side note, being a bit lower on the dividend, while kind of itself it's not necessarily what investors want, I think it was what investors wanted in this case, just to make sure that you're prudent with the balance sheets. But on the Mexico situation, have they given any signals on how future payment schedules can look at or should we expect that from time to time you have to renegotiate similar kind of receivable fields that have been done now. I guess some sort of regularity or frequency to these payments would be great in terms of its ability. So anything you can share on that front would be super helpful,

thanks. Oh, Fred, thank you. And I mean, I think it is clear that if it were to be clockwork, yes, it would be easier to run our business. You're absolutely right. I think though that given where we have come from with the business in Mexico, the way it has grown and also the way that we have always been paid, I think we have to give a bit of credit to the management team that is now in place and the government of what they have been able to pull off in what is essentially four months. So I think that tremendous efforts are being made to get suppliers paid. It was immediately seen as one of the key priorities, which in the past maybe wasn't as prevalent, but looking at the overall picture, I would say it's a market that has a decent rig rate. It is a market where we have ultimately always been paid. We have a strong setup and a very good local partner to work through ultimately for Pemex. So would I like it to be all more clockwork-like? Absolutely. Is that realistic? I don't think so. Now there are a few things that are changing the market in Mexico. And I would definitely point towards the increased private investments that we are likely to see going offshore, which therefore means that we are in essence are going to have a different counterparty, a counterparty that is having a different cashflow than let's call it Pemex had in the past. So I'm quite encouraged by that. And I think that the mechanism that is set up for that, where the private investor is going to be the direct beneficiary of the commercialization of the oil that they produce, and therefore in a position to deal, let's call it differently with their suppliers, I think is a very positive sign. Is that all going to be in place here next month? No, that will take a bit of time, but I can't say that I see far more positive movements in the Mexican business than I would see negative movements.

That's a really comprehensive answer, Patrick. Thank you. And just as a follow up on that, and I'm sorry if I missed this, but I had a bit of a choppy line here. Bruno, did you say anything about, you know, your thinking around extending the rigs, the five rigs that are currently with Pemex, and how a deal like that could eventually look like? And again, ultimately, I guess it depends on you guys having enough confidence that you'll get paid if you extend, but securing those rigs for longer would be a meaningful chunk of your 2026 and beyond coverage fixed already.

Most definitely, Fred. Mexico is a key component to our business, it's something that we're looking quite closely. But picking up from where Patrick left, we do see a tremendous amount of effort being put by the government to stabilize the situation in Mexico. And that includes reinforced commitment to maintain production level. And as you can clearly see from the current amount, or from the current levels, or the current data, it is dropping. So we do anticipate that these reduced activity levels can have to be reversed very soon. And not only that, they will have to do some catch up work to get back to where they were a few months back. So that is kind of where my comment came from in the earlier notes, that we think that that's gonna strengthen activity levels in as we kind of move to the second half of the year, and I think very likely create a venue for us to extend these rigs further in the future.

Super, thank you very much. That's all from me, have a good day.

Thank

you.

We are now going to proceed with our next question. The questions come from the Alain O'Toole Olsen from Fernley Securities, please ask your question.

Afternoon guys, a couple of questions from me. Firstly, and Bruno, I think it's probably for you. What's the dialogue like with your clients at the moment? I mean, what's sort of a, call it depressing points, if you will, in terms of getting things done, or is it just that it takes time?

Yeah, fair truth. And we normally work with kind of a leading period of four to six months ahead of contracts, right? So obviously what we see now is obviously a lot of customers, or quite a few customers, organizing themselves for further working 25 and 2026. We have a variety of constructive discussions with customers at the moment. I think it's fair to say that the larger names, like the NOCs, have a bit more flexibility in their schedules, and maybe sometimes a bit more leeway in delaying programs, I think of that nature. While we see a variety of IOCs in general, quite committed to certain schedules, quite committed to using the opportunity where there is capacity in the market to drill. Some of these companies, when coming to the market a year ago or so, had limitations on finding access to the rigs, and they seem to be keen on coming to the market. Now, what I think is quite interesting is that the customers, particularly the customers with programs that are not multi-year in nature, they obviously understand very clearly the importance of having a high performing contractor. When you have a smaller campaign, you cannot really afford delays or issues with the program, and quite a few of these customers seem to be very keen to engage with us and discuss and understand how they can benefit from the proven performance of our rigs, and it's very, very beneficial in that sense. So that's kind of where we are in terms of the discussion for us. We do see pipeline increasing. It's fair to say that it's obviously focused on the second half of the year, because as you said, it takes time for some of these programs to get going, but we do see a increasing number of opportunities now building up in the pipeline. I hope I addressed your question.

Yeah, yeah, thanks. I guess, and as a follow-up to that, I guess there is nothing really much moving in terms of the TNCs on the contract. It's more about, I mean, it's not about really the economics of things. It's more about timing of things, general activity level.

Yeah, obviously 2024 was a year that we've been very focused on, increasing our backlog, elevating the quality of backlog, and I think we've achieved a lot. As we go now into 2025, we don't necessarily shift the focus. I think we have an extremely competent commercial group that does a great job maximizing the commercial value of these negotiations and discussions. Certainly, customers will use leverage that they have at the moment to try to claw back some of the TNCs in the contract. That's part of the natural flow as the cycle progresses, but at the moment, our focus is really making sure that we don't leave idle time on rigs unnecessarily, and we increase our backlog visibility to 2026 for sure.

Thanks, and lovely, and sorry if I missed this, but 25 guidance.

Yeah, no, that is a good point, Trolls, and obviously I would have been quite keen to give you more visibility on that, but I think that the point is that today, visibility is somewhat limited during, in part, the rig suspension in Mexico, the lingering impact of the Saudi suspensions, and there is just too wide a range of outcomes currently with many moving pieces. The only thing I can tell you is that as soon as there is more clarity in the market, as some of the suspension impacts are resolved, and visibility then improves, we will update you at that time, but for right now, the best thing we can do is give you an idea of contract coverage, and then give you a idea on the EBITDA when it's really, when we're in a position to give you some credible data points, otherwise we'd be just making everybody more confused.

Very nice, thank you guys.

Thank

you.

We are now going to proceed with our next question. The questions come from the line of Nikhil Bhatt from JP Morgan, please ask a question.

Hi, thank you for taking my question. I have two, if you don't mind. For 2025, right now, in your fleet status report, you see that there are three available rigs, including your, the new build. Can you please update us on the sort of current discussion you're having with clients about these rigs, and especially the new build in terms of which sort of region are you looking to contract this out to? And the second question is more about how should we think about your financial policy going forward, given that both expected generate significant free cash for this year. Would you be looking to prioritize some debt repayment in the near term?

Very good, Nick. I'll take the first part of the question and I'll hand it over to Magnus for your second part. And thinking about the fleet, you're right. We have three rigs currently available, one in Mexico that recently finished a contract, one in the Middle East that has been suspended by Ramco and subsequently terminated in December, and the new build. At the moment, we do have these rigs offered in a variety of tenders around the globe. As I said earlier, generally speaking, we're looking at a lead time for these contracts that are somewhere between four or six months at the short end, so it's fair to indicate that the likelihood of these rigs returning to work is definitely towards the second half of the year, right? And regional deployment, where they go to work, I think we're considering opportunities available at the moment. We do have one rig in America, we do see a set of opportunities for the rig in the region. I don't think we're constrained to that. West Africa continues to be a market showing some potential upsides, and at some point in time could support the inflow of rigs. And the similar thing goes to the Arabia too, that just finished contract with a Ramco, it's warm and ready, so that rig could be deployed, including for some opportunities that we now see in the Middle East coming up in 2025. In relation to the new build, it's fair to say that I think we were quite optimistic during 2024 to have it working in the early part of 2025. Obviously, without now having the Arabia too as an additional rig available in our toolbox here to deploy near term, that has less of a focus, that rig is in Singapore, we'll continue to market a rig, but I think at the moment, the immediate priority is to see if we can find homes for the Ram and the Arabia too. Let me go turn it off to Magnus for a second question.

Thanks. I think for this quarter, the board has continued the dividend of two sets, but the focus is very much now given the short term uncertainties to build a strengthening balance sheet, conserve cash, and then we'll see during the year and closer to later in the year, what would be most beneficial for the company, whether that is to buy back debt, depending on debt levels or whether it is to apply our shared buyback program or pay out the dividend. I think it's important also to emphasize again that our bonds, they do already amortize by 135 million per year, so we are already very much focused on the deleveraging of the company as a function of how the bonds are structured. So I think right about now, the board has solidly was prudent to continue to build a balance sheet and focus on preserving the cash to see what's most beneficial going forward.

Thank you. Thank you. So I think we have come to our last question if I understood it correctly.

Yes, that's right. This concludes the question and answer session. So I'll hand back to you for closing remarks.

No further closing remarks.

So this concludes today's conference call. Thank you all for participating. You may now disconnect your lines. Thank you.