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Driller hunt for Petroceltic

By Upstream staff


Irish-based oil company Petroceltic has launched a tender for drilling services at its Isarene contract area in Algeria.

The company said the invitations to tender process is expected to be completed and announced by the end of January with a view to starting drilling work in the first or second quarter.


Chief executive John Craven said: “We are delighted to have launched the tendering process for the Algerian drilling campaign.


“A number of large international drilling service companies have already expressed serious interest in tendering, some of which currently have ongoing drilling operations nearby. We are very confident of securing a drilling contractor to deliver on the company’s drilling programme.”


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21 December 2005 09:02 GMT | last updated: 21 December 2005 10:21 GMT