The Valaris Viking (or just Viking) is a jack-up drilling rig owned by Valaris, often located or serviced at the Port of Dundee, Scotland, acting as a base for North Sea operations, maintenance, and cold stacking (idle storage) between contracts. It's a key asset for Valaris in the UK North Sea, moving between projects for clients like TAQA, Shell, and Ithaca Energy, involved in drilling and carbon capture projects