Songa Mercur to Depart Cuba for Vietnam
by Robin Dupre|Rigzone Staff|Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The drilling rig Songa Mercur (mid-water semisub) is departing Cuba for
Vietnam after failing to find oil, AFP reported on Tuesday. Drilling
work in Cuba was suspended because of a problem-plagued exploration
well, and the start of the hurricane season, reported the state-run
Agencia de Informacion National (AIN).
Songa Mercur was drilling in shallow waters in the central Cuban
province of Ciego de Avila about 370 miles east of Havana. Drilling is
expected to recommence on the same spot, Block L, early next year.
Russian firm Zarubezhneft, operator of the drilling rig, has been
searching for oil off Cuba's coast but its plans were derailed by
"geological problems" as well as problems with its rig, which at one
point lost its blowout preventer, AFP reported.
"Taking into consideration geological complications, Zarubezhneft and
(Cuban state oil company) Cubapetroleo have jointly decided to make
changes in the initial drilling program by dividing it into two stages,"
the Moscow Times reported the company as saying at the end of last month.
Source: "RIGZONE - Songa Mercur to Depart Cuba for Vietnam" -
http://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/127158/Songa_Mercur_to_Depart_Cuba_for_Vietnam
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