Drilling of the Elgood well, 48/22c-H1, should take around three months to complete, after which the rig will transfer to the Blythe well. IOG plans five Phase 1 wells in total.
CEO Andrew Hockey said: “This drilling campaign has been planned meticulously by the IOG drilling, subsurface, subsea and HSE teams since early last year, in collaboration with our main drilling contractors Noble Corp., Petrofac, and Schlumberger and our partner CalEnergy.
“We have a very clear collective focus on ensuring safe and efficient performance leading successfully to first gas in Q3 2021 at the Blythe Hub before continuing into 2022 at Southwark.”
