Latest well offshore French Guiana under way

Shell (NYSE:RDS.A) has spudded the last of a scheduled four-well drilling campaign offshore French Guiana.

Aug 13th, 2013

Offshore staff

LONDON – Shell (NYSE:RDS.A) has spudded the last of a scheduled four-well drilling campaign offshore French Guiana.

According to partner Northern Petroleum (AIM:NOP), the GM-ES-5 well spudded last weekend on theGuyane Maritime permit.

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