The well, which is being drilled by the jack-up rig Rowan Gorilla III in 100 feet of water, is the first of three wells Niko has planned for Block 2ab.
The block is located off Trinidad & Tobago’s eastern continental shelf.
The Stalin-1 well, named after the popular calypso great Black Stalin, will be drilled to a total depth of 8800 feet.
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