New rig dispatched for operations at Azerbaijan's offshore gas field
By Trend
The Heydar Aliyev semi-submersible drilling rig was dispatched on February 23, 2018 from the offshore supply and logistics base of the Caspian Drilling Company for drilling work in the Absheron field, the company said.
The construction of the Heydar Aliyev semi-submersible drilling rig, the world’s first and the only sixth generation rig, withstanding the pressure of 1,400 atmospheres, completed in May 2017.
The Heydar Aliyev semi-submersible drilling rig belonging to
Azerbaijan was built by the Caspian Drilling Company and will
continue to be operated under its leadership.
After completion of work on the ABX-2 well in the Absheron gas
field, in which SOCAR and TOTAL hold shares, the Heydar Aliyev
semi-submersible drilling rig will start drilling the ABD001 well,
as a result of which the first gas will be produced from the
Absheron field.
On this occasion, a launching ceremony was held with the
participation of the Caspian Drilling Company’s staff, which
manages the construction of the Heydar Aliyev semi-submersible
drilling rig, the company’s General Director Farid Akhundov,
director of TOTAL for Azerbaijan Denis Lemarshal as well as the
company employees, and the Heydar Aliyev semi-submersible drilling
rig was dispatched into the sea.
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