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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the oil and gas industry, which required a rapid change on the way we deliver drilling activity and avoid operational disruption. To assure continuous offshore Jackup drilling operations, an Operator in East Java area and Schlumberger decided to implement Performance Live digitally connected service. It reduces the risk of virus transmission as well as substitutes the requirement for logistic and related costs for personnel onboard. The multiskilled and multistage of one crew came in conjunction with a digital ecosystem to deliver safer and higher-performing operations with less personnel onboard, resulting in carbon footprint reduction. This initiative reduced the operator Operations wellsite crew size and enabled performing most analytical tasks from the office environment. Using this approach, the operation was successfully conducted with zero HSE or service quality incidents. In addition to the ability to proceed with the operations, rig crew size was reduced by 33% from standard configuration, which lowered carbon print by the same amount. Background and Challenges The objective of the drilling campaign was to increase oil production in operator’s concession operating block from the carbonate reservoirs by drilling an exploration well in 2020. Known as one of the toughest areas in Indonesia for drilling conditions, this basin has a high possibility of total losses environment and massive thick limestone that posed high stick/slip and shock and vibration. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic crisis added unprecedented uncertainty and posed many challenges for the operator ensuring business continuity and drilling operations, especially with regards to health, safety, and operational considerations where operations would be conducted with tough logistics and people movement.