It is reported that Scorpion Arabia Limited, a subsidiary of Scorpion Offshore Limited has signed a contract for the Offshore Freedom for operations in the Persian Gulf beginning second quarter 2009. Scorpion Arabia entered into an agreement to charter the Offshore Freedom with Odfjell Drilling Services LLC which has signed a drilling contract with Al Khafji Joint Operations. The contract duration is of 4 years.

The Offshore Freedom is currently being constructed at Lamprell in Sharjah and is scheduled for delivery in April 2009. Scorpion Offshore Limited is a Bermuda based corporation founded in 2005 to own and operate state of the art offshore drilling rigs.