TotalEnergies selects Block 9 drilling rig

TotalEnergies selects Block 9 drilling rig

Beirut: – As per the announced schedule, TotalEnergies in agreement with its partners ENI and QatarEnergy has signed a firm contract with Transocean to hire the drilling rig that will drill an exploration well on Block 9 offshore Lebanon, as soon as possible in 2023.

With the mobilization of the teams, this is a new key step in the preparation of the operations.

The "Transocean Barents", a semi-submersible drilling rig, will be mobilized in the continuity of its current operations in the British North Sea.

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About TotalEnergies EP in Lebanon

TotalEnergies Exploration & Production has been established in Lebanon since 2018, the year during which the two exploration and production agreements for blocks 9 and 4 were signed. As the operator of these two blocks, TotalEnergies completed the first exploration well ever drilled in Lebanese deep waters, in block 4 in early 2020, in accordance with its contractual obligations. With its partners, ENI and QatarEnergy, TotalEnergies is preparing to drill a second exploration well. This well will be drilled in block 9 during the year 2023. https://totalenergies.com.lb/en/exploration-and-production

About TotalEnergies

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