Shell plans to drill two deepwater probes in exploration licenses 2423, 2424, 2425, 2426, 2429 and 2430 with drillship Stena Icemax and is due to spud the first probe in mid-2015.
Two or three supply vessels and one standby vessel are needed and Shell said they should be “available for duty tentatively starting 1 June”.
The estimated duration for each well is 130 days without testing.
