Springfield Exploration and Production Limited (SEP), a subsidiary of Springfield Group, has signed a contract with Stena Unicon Offshore Services Ghana Ltd (Stena Unicon)
The contract is for the Stena Forth Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU), which Springfield will use at the end of September for the West Cape Three Points Block 2 (WCTP Block 2) drilling campaign.
The Ghanaian firm stated that the rig deal has set the company on track to make history by becoming the first independent African Energy company to drill in deep water.
Kevin Okyere, Springfield Group’s CEO, said, “Deepwater drilling has never been carried about by an independent African Energy company, and we are incredibly proud to be on the cusp of being the first to do so.
“Chalking this milestone brings us closer to our vision of making our communities the ultimate beneficiaries of the resources on the continent. We are committed to achieving this to make Ghana and Africa proud,” he added.
Erik Ronsberg, CEO of Stena Drilling and director of Stena Unicon, commented, “We have worked in Ghana for several years now, building our Ghanaian crew complement on Stena Forth to more than 50 per cent, so thrilled to be playing a part in Ghana’s exciting future together with an inspiring company like Springfield.”
The drillship is under contract with Tullow Oil Plc in the South American country of Guyana and is expected to set sail to Ghana immediately upon completion of its task.
In April 2017, Springfield, a wholly-owned Ghanaian company, contracted the world’s largest seismic vessel, the Ramform Titan, owned by Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), to undertake a 3-D seismic data acquisition on its Block.
