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    1. Drilling & Completion

    Maersk deepwater drillship heading to Ghana

    Jan. 2, 2018
    Tullow Ghana Ltd. has awarded Maersk Drilling a four-year contract for the deepwater drillship Maersk Venturer.
    Maersk Venturer
    Maersk Venturer

    Offshore staff

    COPENHAGEN, Denmark– Tullow Ghana Ltd. has awarded Maersk Drilling a four-year contract for the deepwater drillship Maersk Venturer.

    The contract is expected to begin next month and covers development drilling on theJubilee and TEN fields offshore Ghana. 

    TheMaersk Venturer is currently in transit for the job offshore Ghana.

    Maersk Rigworld Ghana, Maersk Drilling’s joint venture with Rigworld International Services, will be providing local services in connection with the operation and thereby drive local job creation and competency development.

    The joint venture has expanded the range of locally available goods and services since the partnership was founded in 2015, and will further expand its network of local suppliers over the course of the new contract.

    01/02/2018