Exploration & Development

Statoil hires rig for Flemish Pass, Jeanne d'Arc drilling

May 14, 2012

Statoil ASA has reached an agreement to use Seadrill’s West Aquarius harsh environment semisubmersible on its 2012-2013 exploratory drilling offshore Newfoundland.

Alan Petzet

Statoil ASA has reached an agreement to use Seadrill’s West Aquarius harsh environment semisubmersible on its 2012-2013 exploratory drilling offshore Newfoundland.

The rig, capable of drilling in as much as 3,000 m of water, will drill two exploratory wells in the Flemish Pass basin and one in the Jeanne d’Arc basin. The rig has been taken on under an assignment from ExxonMobil Deepwater Rig Ltd.

About the Author

Alan Petzet | Chief Editor Exploration

Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.

Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.