• Archer won a five-year YPF contract for a super-spec drilling rig in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta, with two one-year extension options.
• Estimated contract value USD 90 million over the firm term.
• Rig to be leased from Patterson-UTI, equipped with managed pressure drilling technology.
• This is the third additional super-spec rig added to Archer’s Vaca Muerta fleet; start-up expected in Q1 2027.

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