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Foresight Offshore Drilling awarded rig contract by Masirah Oil

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangNovember 6, 2019
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Masirah Oil, a joint venture between Petroci and Lime Petroleum, has awarded a drilling rig contract to Foresight Offshore Drilling for the Foresight Driller IX jackup rig to drill one appraisal well in Block 50 off Oman.

The drilling rig contract will be effective for a minimum period of 30 days and is expected to commence in December.

Masirah Oil has an option to retain the rig for extended well testing and to drill additional wells.

Foresight Offshore Drilling currently operates a fleet of six jackup rigs.

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Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangNovember 6, 2019
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Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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