Offshore staff

ABERDEEN, Scotland -- Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. subsidiary CNR International (Cote d'Ivoire) SARL has awarded BJ Tubular Services a contract to provide a range of well services offshore Cote d'Ivoire, Africa. The two-year contract provides for casing and tubing running services, pipe yard services, and onshore completion assembly services for all 12 wells on CNR's Project West Espoir wellhead tower offshore Abidjan.

The scope of work includes running 13% chrome tubular completions from theAl Baraka 1 tender-assisted drilling barge.

In late 2005, BJ Tubular Services used its rigless intervention system technology to pre-install 12 conductors and supply cold cutting services on this development for CNR without a rig. The operation was completed 10 days ahead of schedule, the company says.

12/20/2006