Awilco Drilling and Petrofac delay North Sea P&A programmes

Published by Nicholas Woodroof, Editor
Oilfield Technology, Monday, 04 May 2020 16:30

Awilco Drilling and Petrofac have agreed to delay the commencement of the plug and abandonment (P&A) programme on the Rubie and Renee North Sea fields, operated by Hess Corp., until 25 May 2020 and that the WilPhoenix semi-submersible drilling rig will be on standby rate for the period of the delay.

WilPhoenix is one of Awilco Drilling’s two Enhanced Pacesetter semi-submersibles and is equipped for drilling in water depths up to 1200 ft. Awilco Drilling also has two new build rigs on order of Moss CS60 ECO MW design equipped for drilling in harsh environments, and independent options for additional two rigs of the same design.

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