Transocean rig on location at Thylacine West offshore Australia
Beach Energy has taken delivery of the Transocean Equinox semisubmersible rig for a second campaign of work offshore southeastern Australia.
At present, the rig is performing a well intervention at Thylacine West in the Otway Basin. The operation should take about three weeks to complete.
The present campaign will then conclude with P&A of the Trefoil 1 and Yolla 1 wells in the Bass Basin.
Various offshore operators active in the region contracted the rig on a timeshare basis.
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