Nigeria: SeaWolf deploys first ever indigenous jack-up rigs for offshore exploration
SeaWolf deploys indigenous jack-ups
Nigerian drilling contractor SeaWolf Oil Services deployed its first indigenous jack-up rigs to offshore fields to explore for oil and gas.
SeaWolf Oil Services said it was moving into Nigerian waters for the first time in its history, Nigeria's Next newspaper reports.
Remi Okunlola, a co-founder of SeaWolf, said he was "pleased" with "the first Nigerian-owned rig to ever operate in Nigeria waters."
Nigeria oil reserves are estimated at 36.2 billion barrels of proven oil reserves while gas deposits are estimated at 184 trillion cubic feet, UPI reported.