Drilling started on 6 March at the Liuhua 2-1 block in a water depth of about 700 metres.
Sources said there is no set schedule for completing the drilling programme as it is the rig’s first well following its delivery from Chinese yard Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS).
Last week, CNOOC’s drilling contractor, China Oilfield Service Ltd, placed the blowout preventer in position on the sea bed as it prepared to drill deeper.
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