Offshore & subsea - 21 October 2019

Since its last report Transocean has added approximately US$75 million in contract backlog, bringing total backlog to US$10.8 billion.

The Etame field offshore Gabon was successfully drilled to a total depth of 10 260 ft and encountered both Gamba and Dentale oil sands.

The total consideration for the equity ownership, excluding associated non-recourse project debt, is approximately US$150 million.

Maersk Viking will be employed by the POSCO International Corporation, a Korean operator, for a three-well campaign offshore Myanmar.

The marketing agreement is for a term of up to 5 years and provides Karoon with access to Shell West’s global marketing and shipping platform.