Cobalt International Energy, Inc. Provides Update on its Gulf of Mexico and West Africa Drilling Operations
Once these plugging operations are finished, Cobalt will move the
Drilling operations at Cobalt’s Cameia #2 appraisal well in Block 21,
offshore
Following completion of operations on the Cameia #2 well, the Diamond Ocean Confidence drilling rig will be released to another operator for approximately 120 days for the drilling of one offshore Congo well. The Ocean Confidence rig will then return to Cobalt and will be used to drill Cobalt’s next two Angolan pre-salt wells. In addition, Cobalt has tendered for and is currently evaluating bids for additional drilling rig capacity for its 2013+ Angolan pre-salt drilling campaign. It is anticipated that a rig selection announcement will be forthcoming in the third quarter.
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Cobalt is an independent oil exploration and production company focusing
on the deepwater U.S. Gulf of
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