DRILLING

Bight rig on standby

BP HAS agreed with Diamond Offshore to place the Ocean GreatWhite rig, built for the now-scrapped Great Australian Bight drilling, on standby for exploration drilling, while work for BHP Billiton in Australia has been confirmed.

 The Ocean GreatWhite.

The Ocean GreatWhite.

The world's largest semi-submersible rig was completed in mid-2016, ahead of planned drilling offshore South Australia this summer, BP opted to pursue less controversial, short-cycle targets following...

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