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First of new Nomad-class desert rigs heads to Algeria

08/20/2007
BP Exploration (Algeria) Ltd. has chosen a newly designed desert rig to drill in the Illizi basin. The operator has given a 1-year, extendable contract worth about $16 million to international drilling contractor KCA Deutag GMBH.Rig fabrication and engineering company Bentec Drilling and Oilfield Services and KCA Deutag designed and completed the first of the Nomad Class rigs, Rig T-211, in July (Fig. 1). The rig is now en route to southeastern Algeria, where it will be used to drill in the South East Illizi and Bourarhet South blocks for BP in association with Sonatrach, Algeria’s national oil company (Fig. 1). Click here to enlarge imageBoth KCA Deutag and Bentec are wholly owned...
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