Salamander secures rigs for offshore Thailand drilling projects

摘要

Salamander Energy says it expected to take delivery of the jackup Ensco-53 in late March for a drilling program on the B8/38 license in the Gulf of Thailand. The rig arrived late due to weather downtime and slippage in the previous operator's campaign. Salamander plans two development and two exploration wells, with the development wells being drilled first to benefit from current oil prices. Exploration drilling should follow in May. The company has also contracted Atwood Oceanics' jackup At-woodMako for work across its licenses in the Greater Bualuang area. Atwood Mako is a new rig which is currently being built in Singapore. It should be delivered in September. It is designed for drilling in water depths of up to 400 ft (122 m) and drilling depths of 30,000 ft (9,144 m).