ExxonMobil spuds Libya's first deepwater well.Summary: ExxonMobil Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), a multi-national American corporation and a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company[2] Exploration Co.'s Libyan affiliate has spud the first deepwater exploration well off Libya. ExxonMobil Exploration Co.'s Libyan affiliate has spud the first deepwater exploration well off Libya. The A1-20/3 well is being drilled in Contract Area 20 in the Sirte basin The Sirte Basin is a late Mesozoic and Tertiary triple junction continental rift (extensional basin) along northern Africa that was initiated during the late Jurassic Period. It borders a relatively stable Paleozoic craton and cratonic sag basins along its southern margins. in the Mediterranean northeast of Misrata, Libya. ExxonMobil Libya Ltd. didn't give the water depth or projected depth of the well. It is using Noble Africa Ltd.'s Noble Homer Homer, principal figure of ancient Greek literature; the first European poet. Works, Life, and Legends Two epic poems are attributed to Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Ferrington semisubmersible sem·i·sub·mers·i·ble n. A seagoing, self-propelled barge that rides at anchor, stands on partially submerged vertical legs on submerged pontoons, and serves as living quarters and a base of operations in offshore drilling. capable of drilling to 30,000 ft in as much as 7,200 ft of water. Elsewhere in Libya, the subsidiary has completed two 3D seismic surveys in offshore Contract Areas 20 and 21 and three 2D seismic surveys in offshore Contract Areas 44, 20, and 21. Copyright UMCI News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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