 SD-II lost its sea legs for a while and moved to a platform in the Cameroun jungle. SUNDOWNER
II Goes "Retro" -- SUNDOWNER and ELF set another first for the comapny this January in Cameroun, Africa, by moving an offshore platform workover rig to the jungle to drill and complete a 45,000 foot exploratory well on land. Mt. Cameroun, the area of this latest endeavor, rises out of the ocean 13,288 feet to its summit. The last eruption of this shield volcano was in 1982. ELF positioned the rig two miles inland from the Munge River. The remote area is inhabited by local natives living in a small village of grass and bamboo huts and typical jungle wildlife -- including monkeys, snakes and bats. The Navy of Cameroun accompanied Iwan Van Benschop, (Continued on page 2. )
Mt. Cameroun -- rises 13,288 feet from the floor of the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. Inside This Issue. . . |
NODI Rig 75 Newfield Exploration and
Production Company bestowed the honor of
"Queen of the Fleet" on Rig 75 for the
outstanding perfor- The rig went to work for Newfield on Vermillion Block 398A platform in June of 1996, and then moved to the Ship Shoal Block 354 platform location in September, 1997. With the upgrades and the continued exemplary performance of the rig and crews, Mr. Frank Henicke, Drilling Superintendent for Newfield, decided to offer a challenge to the NODI Rig for continuing the high standards of performance. Mr. Henicke commissioned the sign below to hang on the rig for all to see, and challenged the crew that in order to retain the rights to the title, they would have to maintain these high standards throughout the drilling and workover project on this platform, expected to last through mid-Summer, 1998. (Meet the Crew of the Queen on page 3.)
NODI Rig 75 -- Newfield Exploration Company, Ship Shoal Block 354A calls her the"Queen of the Fleet." |
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