Prepared for MOL Group

Bring European exploration
a cleaner, road-ready rig.

XDR builds electric, road-legal, ATEX-ready drilling and workover rigs — engineered for the conditions European upstream actually operates in. Compliant out of the box. On the road in 30 minutes.

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Prepared for

Zsombor Marton — EVP, Exploration & Production, MOL Group

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XDR 250 · truck-mounted workover rig

The opportunity

Europe's upstream is drilling again — under new rules.

MOL is actively exploring across Central & Eastern Europe — including a new oil discovery in Western Hungary in 2025 — while Shape Tomorrow 2030+ raises the bar on emissions, logistics, and social licence. The rigs that win here are clean, compliant, and instantly mobile.

FOOTPRINT

E&P in 9 countries

~90.4 mboepd (2023). Active production across CEE, the Caucasus and beyond — Hungary, Croatia, Romania at the core.

MOMENTUM

New discovery, Western Hungary

A 2025 onshore oil discovery — fresh drilling and workover activity on European soil, right now.

MANDATE

Shape Tomorrow 2030+

An explicit decarbonisation and energy-transition strategy — pressure on Scope 1 emissions and operating footprint.

The field problem

Most rigs weren't built for European conditions.

01

Abnormal loads

Heavy, oversized rigs need permits, escorts and route planning to cross European roads.

02

Diesel & emissions

Conventional power runs against decarbonisation targets and tightening EU environmental rules.

03

Slow rig-up

Guy ropes and long mobilisation burn days per move — and days are wells.

04

Compliance risk

ATEX and EU regulatory gaps add approval time and risk before a rig can even spud.

European E&P needs a rig that moves like a truck, runs clean, and is compliant out of the box.

Introducing XDR

Australian-engineered.
Field-proven. Europe-ready.

XDR — Exploration Drill Rigs — has built workover and drilling rigs since 2007, with a dedicated engineering and manufacturing base. The range is truck-mounted, rapid to rig up, and now electric.

Mounted on a standard 8×4 truck — road-legal, no special permits
Patented mast — no guy ropes, rig-up in ~30 minutes
Electric & hybrid power — zero-emission packages
ATEX-compliant, engineered for European zones
Up to 50% lower well-servicing cost

XDR 160 · heavy well-servicing rig

Why it fits Europe

Engineered for Europe, five ways.

Electric & hybrid

Zero-emission electric packages — no harmful pollutants
Hybrid option where grid power isn't available
Quieter sites — better social licence near communities
Cuts Scope 1 emissions in line with Shape Tomorrow 2030+

Under 40 tonnes

Within European road weight limits
No abnormal-load classification

In-gauge, road-legal

Truck-mounted, transports without special permits or escorts
Redeploys across CEE acreage in hours

ATEX compliant

Built for EU explosive-atmosphere zones
Compliance designed in, not bolted on

30-minute rig-up

Guy-rope-free patented mast
Faster to spud, faster back to production

Decarbonised drilling

Zero-emission packages. Quieter sites.

XDR's electric workover packages produce no harmful pollutants — cutting Scope 1 emissions and noise at the wellsite. Hybrid options bridge sites without grid power. It's drilling and servicing that fits a decarbonisation strategy rather than fighting it.

Directly supports MOL's Shape Tomorrow 2030+ emissions goals
Lower fuel cost and fewer emissions per well serviced
Reduced noise and local impact near communities and protected areas

XDR 160 Electric · zero-emission package

Logistics

Under 40 tonnes. In gauge. On the road in 30 minutes.

Mounted on a standard 8×4 truck and within European road weight and width limits, an XDR rig moves between sites without abnormal-load permits or escorts — then rigs up in about 30 minutes with no guy ropes. Across MOL's Hungarian, Croatian and Romanian acreage, that's days saved on every move.

TRANSPORT

No special permits

Road-legal dimensions and mass — drive it to the next pad like any heavy truck.

SETUP

~30 min rig-up

Patented guy-rope-free mast. Minimal crew, minimal footprint.

REDEPLOY

Hours, not days

Move across CEE assets fast — fewer idle days, more wells per rig per year.

Compliant by design

Built for European zones.

XDR rigs are specified ATEX-compliant for explosive atmospheres and engineered to operate within EU regulatory frameworks — compliance designed in, not bolted on afterwards. That cuts approval time and de-risks the path from mobilisation to spud in European jurisdictions.

ATEX

Explosive-atmosphere ready

Specified for the zones European upstream operations demand.

APPROVALS

Less regulatory drag

Compliance built in shortens the route to operating approval.

SAFETY

Engineered, not retrofitted

Safety and compliance as design inputs, across the range.

The range

One platform, scaled to the well.

A proven workover and well-servicing family — flushing, workover, completions and snubbing — with XDR's Power Drill. Model numbers track hoisting capacity (’000 lbs).

XDR 75

Compact workover

XDR 160

Heavy well servicing

XDR 160 Electric

Zero-emission package

XDR 250

On-road proven

Indicative line-up — final European-spec model selection to suit MOL well programmes.

The numbers

Up to 50% lower well-servicing cost.

Faster rig-up, faster back to production, lighter logistics, and lower fuel and emissions — the savings compound across a well programme.

Up to 50%

Lower servicing cost

~30 min

Rig-up time

Zero

Special transport permits

Zero

Emissions · electric package

The partnership

MOL is the natural first European partner.

An active CEE explorer with fresh discoveries, an integrated operator across the value chain, and a public decarbonisation strategy. A pilot with MOL E&P proves XDR in European conditions — and gives MOL a cleaner, faster, lower-cost servicing fleet ahead of the field.

FIT

Active & onshore

Live CEE drilling and workover demand — exactly where XDR rigs excel.

VALUES

Decarbonisation-led

Electric/hybrid rigs advance Shape Tomorrow 2030+, not just operations.

EDGE

First-mover advantage

Lower cost-per-well and a cleaner footprint before competitors adopt it.

The ask

Let's run a pilot in the field.

A defined pilot on a MOL CEE asset: measure rig-up time, cost per well, and emissions against the incumbent. We bring a Europe-spec XDR rig; you bring the wells. Then we let the numbers make the case.

Start the pilot conversation → See the rig range

Bring our rigs
to Europe.

Electric. Road-legal. ATEX-ready. Engineered for European E&P — and built to move.

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XDR · Exploration Drill Rigs

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