Rig arrives for Tui development drilling

Rig arrives for Tui development drilling
Gavin Evans
By Gavin Evans June 12 (BusinessDesk) - Tamarind Resources is aiming to begin a round of development drilling at the Tui oil field off the Taranaki coast late next week. The COSL Prospector rig arrived at the field early this morning, having spent four months in transit from Bergen, Norway. Tamarind’s New Zealand country manager, Jason Peacock, said the rig’s arrival on-schedule and without incident is quite an achievement. Some certification is still required, and the firm will spend the next seven to 10 days laying anchors and mob...

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