Noble钻井船将在坦桑尼亚进行钻井作业

The Anglo-Dutch supermajor confirmed in a release the Noble-owned drillship has been contracted for the campaign that is targeting additional gas in blocks 1 and 4 in the Mafia Deep basin where Shell has taken over operatorship following its recent acquisition of former operator BG Group. Shell, together with co-venturers Ophir Energy and Pavilion Energy, will drill one well in each of the blocks targeting about 2.5 trillion cubic feet of prospective resources to boost the existing 16 Tcf resource base to support the planned Tanzania LNG project. The wells will be drilled in a water depth of around 2300 metres.The partners are investing a total of $80 million in the drilling effort, though Shell is reported to be looking to drill up to five wells of Tanzania.