China’s first deep-sea rig deploys this month

China: The rig would be the nation's first deep-water facility, according to Reuters.

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 03 May 2012 09:39 GMT

China will formally employ its first home-made, deep-sea semi-submersible drilling platform in the east part of South China Sea on 9 May, according to reports.

The Ocean Oil 981 platform will be used to drill the Liwan 6-1-1 well, which has a water depth of 1500 metres and designed well depth of 2371 metres, Reuters reported.

Citing a report on the website of China’s National Energy Administration, Reuters said the drill was scheduled to take up to 57 days in a campaign that could mark the beginning of the country's deep-water oil strategy.

The platform had been towed to the east part of the South China Sea on 21 February, drilling the Liuhua 29-2-1 well in a…

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