Esso
Highlands Ltd has commenced drilling operations for the PNG LNG Project at the
Hides natural gas field, located in the Southern Highlands province of Papua
New Guinea.
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| Rig 702 at Hides.-Picture courtesy of ESSO HIGHLANDS |
The drill wells will produce approximately 9
trillion cubic feet of natural gas over the life of the project.
“The PNG
LNG Project is unique and important for Papua New Guinea.
“The start
of our drilling programme is a key step in meeting our goal of first LNG
deliveries in 2014,” said drilling manager Jim McDermott.
The
specially-designed Nabors Rig 702 is being used to drill the initial well, the
first of several natural gas production wells at Hides.
The rig
has incorporated best-in-class features to help safely and effectively drill
PNG’s world-class resource.
It has
been designed to withstand earthquakes and includes containment equipment and
facilities to protect the environment.
A second
rig to be used in the PNG LNG Project drilling programme has arrived in PNG and
is currently being transported to the Hides area.
“We have an
exceptional team, including Papua New Guinean drilling engineers who recently
returned from Melbourne, Australia, where they spent a year-and-a-half learning
about ExxonMobil’s drilling operations.
“They are
now putting their training into practice,” McDermott said.
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