EDA wins rig contracts

The first contract was awarded by Norwegiangiant Statoil which will see EDA provide drilling services for up to five wellsin the Northern Territory’s South Georgina basin over a period of six-to-ninemonths.

Statoil operates four exploration permitsin the South Georgina basin where it is currently evaluating shale prospectsalong with joint venture partners PetroFrontier and Baraka Energy &Resources.

EDA was also handed two contracts by fellow Australian companySenex Energy to be used in the latter’s multi-well drilling programme in theSouth Australian Cooper basin.

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