Offshore staff
LIMASSOL, Cyprus -- Songa Offshore has updated its drilling fleet status, which currently has assignments in the Asia/Pacific region and northwest Europe.
TheSonga Venus is working on the second of four firm wells for Shell Development (Australia).
Songa Mercur is completing a one-well contract for Gazflot offshore Sakhalin, eastern Russia. Later this month it should depart for China to start a program for ENI.
Last month,Songa Dee entered the Westcon Ølen yard for repairs arising from a collision earlier this year with the support vessel Far Grimshader. The rig left the yard on Oct. 8 as scheduled, and is due to resume operating for Marathon/Lundin in the Norwegian sector.
Also off Norway,Songa Delta is on assignment to Wintershall and Det Norske Oljeselskap, while Songa Trym is working for Statoil.
Songa Eclipse is under construction at Jurong Shipyard Singapore. The program is on schedule and commissioning is under way, with an estimated delivery date of end-April 2011. Songa Offshore hopes is targeting several contracts for an immediate start following commissioning and delivery of the rig.
10/12/2010
