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Atwood Beacon to drill well offshore Ivory Coast

Posted on 16 June 2010

Atwood Beacon

Atwood Beacon - image courtesy of www.atwd.com

Atwood Oceanics announced that its Atwood Beacon has been awarded a contract by Edison International S.p.A. to drill a well offshore the Ivory Coast with dayrate of around $115,000. The drilling program is expected to take approximately 70 days to complete.

The rig is expected to complete its current drilling program with Hess Equatorial Guinea on 17 June.

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