China’s first deepwater rig to start work this week

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Sydney—The first deepwater drilling rig developed in China will go into service in the South China Sea this week, China National Offshore Oil Corporation said March 7, according to a report from official news agency Xinhua. A CNOOC spokeswoman had said March 4 that the Haiyang Shiyou 981 rig will be used to drill between two and three deepwater exploration wells this year. “In addition, our [foreign] partners also plan to use the rig for offshore exploration,” she said.