ExxonMobil is on the hunt for a deep-water drilling unit to go wildcatting next year in the prospective Flemish Pass basin off Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada.
The US supermajor released an expression of interest just before Christmas, seeking a semi-submersible to carry out drilling operations in summer 2019 focused on Exploration Licence 1135.
One firm exploration well will be drilled with options for two more probes.
