At the end of this year, new floating drilling rig will be constructed under the order of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, said the SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev.
He says for eth present, the contract on it is being drafted. The contract will be signed in the near future and the construction of floating drilling rig will start at the end of 2013: “This rig will be constructed under the orders of SOCAR and SOFAZ. For the present, a Drilling Club is being established in the country to construct the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floating drilling rigs”.
He also noted that a project on construction of the 3rd and 4th rigs is being developed.
APA