CHINESE FIRM, NDC TO CONDUCT JOINT DRILLING IN CASPIAN
By empty (7/4/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
North Drilling Company (NDC) and a Chinese contractor will jointly be running the drilling business in the Caspian Sea upon the delivery of Iran-Alborz Platform by SADRA Company, Esfandiar Jahangiri noted here Friday. “The Chinese are provided with an operation base in Neka, Mazandaran Province, which was given to us two years ago,” NDC’s engineering and operation manager stated, stipulating that everything is still pending upon the delivery of the platform, now facing a two-year delay. The Chinese firm, selected in a call for tender, is to assist the NDC with drilling operation in deep waters of the sea, he said in conclusion.Visit also
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