Tanzania kick-off for Petrobras

摘要

PETROBRAS AIMS TO launch its first exploration foray off Tanzania in September as recent finds have fuelled interest among oil majors in the East African country's largely unexplored offshore play. The Brazilian state-owned company, which holds a production sharing agreement for blocks 5 and 6 in the country's deep offshore basin, plans to deploy its newbuild drillship Ocean Poseidon for the upcoming exploration campaign. The Dryships vessel, built at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea is bound for the port of Mtwara in south-east Tanzania after leaving the yard. It will be working for Petrobras under a long-term charter with Dryships' subsidiary Ocean Rig worth US$353mn.