BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 17
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
The modernization of Satti drilling rig has been completed, Caspian Drilling Company (CDC) told Trend.
“Upgrade project completed. Now commissioning and different inspections are underway,” said CDC.
Two exploration and 1 option wells will be drilled on the Shallow Water Absheron Peninsula structure in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea using the Satti jack-up floating drilling rig.
In late February 2021, Kazakhstan’s KMG Drilling & Services and Caspian Drilling Company signed an agreement on drilling wells with Satti jack-up rig.
Kazakhstan National Company KazMunaiGas completed transportation of a Satti jack-up drilling rig to Azerbaijan June 19. 2019.
Satti jack-up drilling rig is the first rig fully constructed in Kazakhstan. American technologies were used during the construction, which took three years. The rig is to be used for drilling works in the Caspian Sea at a depth water of up to 80 meters.
A group of Azerbaijani and Kazakh specialists was formed for conducting the drilling works and providing technical support.
Both parties agreed on the rig transfer in February 2019 and the process of transportation itself was launched on June 14, 2019.
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