BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 22
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Denmark-based Maersk Drilling, which has recently completed its contract with bp on Shah Deniz 2 project offshore Azerbaijan, is marketing its Maersk Explorer rig for potential customers, the company told Trend answering the questions about prospects for new contracts.
“As any drilling contractor faced with an idle rig, we are marketing the rig towards potential customers to identify future opportunities for Maersk Explorer,” Maersk Drilling said.
Together with the Istiglal rig, Maersk Explorer has drilled 21 wells in total, and completed 17 out of those, for Shah Deniz 2 production and subsequent ramp-up.
The completed wells include four wells on the North Flank, four wells on the West Flank, four wells on the East South Flank, three wells on the West South Flank and two wells on the East North flank. Two wells on the West South flank, one well on the North Flank and one well on the East North flank were drilled to final depth and suspended.
The Maersk Explorer drilled the SDH03 lower section to final depth and suspended the well.
During the first quarter of 2021, the Shah Deniz 2 project achieved further major milestones in progressing the production start-up from the deep-water East South Flank (at 540m water depth) which is planned for the second quarter of 2021. This will follow completion of the related offshore construction and commissioning works which are progressing successfully to meet the start-up delivery schedule.
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