Norwegian drilling contractor, Island Drilling, has secured additional decommissioning work offshore Mauritania for international energy services firm, Petrofac.
The company’s Island Innovator rig will be used to complete plug and abandonment operations in the Banda-1 subsea exploration well, which is estimated to take 20 days. This will increase the number of wells drilled in the block using the rig to five well re-entries.
From September, the Island Innovator will be transported to Equatorial Guinea for the drilling of two firm and five optional wells by Trident Energy. The campaign is expected to last for 250 days.
Last May, Petrofac assumed well decommissioning services – including project management, engineering, planning, and plugging and abandonment – for seven subsea wells on Tullow Oil’s Banda and Tiof fields.
The AfDB signed a technical assistance agreement with the Bank for Trade and Industry of Mauritania to improve access to finance for women in Africa.
As new discoveries are made and exploration campaigns launched, the demand for offshore rigs is expected to increase significantly in Africa in 2023.
Under the patronage of of H.E Mohamed Ould Cheik Ghazouani, President of the Republic of Mauritania in partnership with Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines, the Société Mauritanienne Des Hydrocarbures Et De Patrimoine Minier (SMHPM), Petrosen, Cos Petrogaz and the African Energy Chamber, MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power will take place in Nouakchott, Mauritania, with the event serving as a catalyst for investment and multi-sector development in 2023. To find out more visit msgbcoilgasandpower.com or contact sales@energycapitalpower.com.
Under the patronage of of H.E Mohamed Ould Cheik Ghazouani, President of the Republic of Mauritania in partnership with Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines, the Société Mauritanienne Des Hydrocarbures Et De Patrimoine Minier (SMHPM), Petrosen, Cos Petrogaz and the African Energy Chamber, MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power will take place in Nouakchott, Mauritania, with the event serving as a catalyst for investment and multi-sector development in 2023. To find out more visit msgbcoilgasandpower.com or contact sales@energycapitalpower.com.
