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    1. Drilling & Completion

    Drilling starts at Platina offshore Angola

    Dec. 1, 2020
    Valaris’ drillship DS-12 has started a drilling campaign for the bp-led partnership on the Platina project in block 18 offshore Angola.
    (Courtesy Valaris)
    The drillship DS-12.
    The drillship DS-12.

    Offshore staff

    LUANDA, Angola – Valaris’ drillship DS-12 has started a drilling campaign for the bp-led partnership on the Platina project in block 18 offshore Angola.

    The development comprises four production and two injection wells on the Platina field, which will be tied back to the FPSO Grande Plutónio.

    bp and Sinopec are targeting 44 MMbbl of oil, with a projected production rate of 30,000 b/d, and the program is due to be completed within 12 months.

    12/01/2020