BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.18
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
It is planned to complete the modernization of Satti drilling rig at the end of March-beginning of April 2021, Caspian Drilling Company (CDC) told Trend.
Moreover, earlier CDC said negotiations are ongoing about DDGG rig contract. “No news about DDGG contract, still not clear if it will happen at all or not.”
Kazakhstan National Company KazMunaiGas completed transportation of a Satti jack-up drilling rig to Azerbaijan June 19. 2019.
Satti jack-up drilling rig is the first rig fully constructed in Kazakhstan. American technologies were used during the construction, which took three years. The rig is to be used for drilling works in the Caspian Sea at a depth water of up to 80 meters.
A group of Azerbaijani and Kazakh specialists was formed for conducting the drilling works and providing technical support.
Both parties agreed on the rig transfer in February 2019 and the process of transportation itself was launched on June 14, 2019.
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