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Zarubezhneft Days from Spudding Cuban Offshore Well

Songa Offshore, the Cyprus-headquartered owner of offshore drilling rigs, announced that its Songa Mercur rig is not far from spudding its first well offshore Cuba. The company announced in its fleet status report that the rig has set sail from Trinidad to Cuba during the first week of November. Upon arrival to the Caribbean country’s [...]

November 15, 2012 | Posted in Americas,Featured,News,NEWS BY TOPIC,News Categories,REGIONAL NEWS,Research & Development,Top Stories | Read More »

Zarubezhneft Getting Ready for Drilling Offshore Cuba

Russia’s Zarubezhneft is getting ready to begin its oil and gas exploration campaign offshore Cuba. Songa Mecur, the semi-submersible rig to be used for the campaign, is expected to arrive to Trinidad next week, where it will undergo preparations work before setting sail to Cuban waters. The drilling program is expected to start in November. [...]

August 10, 2012 | Posted in Americas,Company News,Featured,Headlines,News,NEWS BY TOPIC,News Categories,REGIONAL NEWS,Research & Development | Read More »

Russian Company Hires Semi-Submersible Rig for Drilling Offshore Cuba

Songa Offshore, a Cyprus based drilling contractor, reports that a firm contract for the use of Songa Mercur has been agreed and signed with Zarubezhneft, a public joint stock company of Russia. The contract covers the use of the Songa Mercur for Zarubezhneft’s upcoming drilling campaign offshore Cuba. The contract will commence 1 July 2012, [...]

June 22, 2012 | Posted in Americas,Featured,Headlines,News,NEWS BY TOPIC,News Categories,REGIONAL NEWS,Research & Development | Read More »