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    1. Vessels

    Jackup for offshore Guyana nears construction completion

    Nov. 18, 2014
    CGX Energy says the new jackup HAKURYU-12 is expected to be completed by January.
    HAKURYU-12 at the PPL shipyard in Singapore
    HAKURYU-12 at the PPL shipyard in Singapore

    Offshore staff

    TORONTO – CGX Energy says the new jackup HAKURYU-12 is expected to be completed by January.

    Owner Japan Drilling Co. will use the rig to drill the Kabukalli prospect for CGX on the Corentyne block offshoreGuyana.

    CGX CEO Dewi Jones said: “The Kabukalli-1 well will test the Upper Cretaceous geologic objectives to a TD of 4,502 m (14,770 ft) and is anticipated to take around 73 days to drill (including contingency measures).”

    11/18/2014