Five drillships signal Shell’s plans for major campaign in US Gulf

Supermajor has plans for 25 exploration wells over three years

Fully occupied: Transocean drilling rigs Deepwater Proteus with Deepwater Thalassa in the background are currently working for Shell on three exploration wells. — Fully occupied: Transocean drilling rigs Deepwater Proteus with Deepwater Thalassa in the background are currently working for Shell on three exploration wells.Photo: TRANSOCEAN

Russell Searancke

Published 18 August 2022, 13:30Updated 19 August 2022, 11:42

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