The jackup Noble Hans Deul has started drilling the Blythe development well in the UK southern North Sea for operator Independent Oil and Gas.
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The jackup Noble Hans Deul.
Offshore staff
LONDON – The jackup Noble Hans Deul has started drilling the Blythe development well in the UK southern North Sea for operator Independent Oil and Gas.
This is the second development well of IOG’s Phase 1 project following the Elgood well. It should take less than three months to drill and complete, after which the rig will move on to the Southwark field.
Andrew Hockey, IOG’s CEO, said: “The Blythe well has been meticulously planned by the IOG drilling, subsurface, subsea and HSE teams in collaboration with our main drilling contractors Noble Corp., Petrofac and Schlumberger, our platform duty holder ODE Asset Management, and our partner CalEnergy Resources (UK), and fully integrates the learnings from the Elgood well.
“We have a very clear collective focus on ensuring safe and efficient performance leading successfully to first gas in 4Q 2021 from the Blythe Hub before continuing into 2022 at Southwark.”
