(Mauritania) - International well construction performance expert, The Peak Group, has secured its first contract offshore Mauritania by agreeing to drill an exploration well for Dana Petroleum.
The deepwater well will be drilled on the Faucon prospect in block 1, approximately 130 nautical mi offshore Southern Mauritania. Faucon, and its sister prospect, Petrel, each have the potential to contain more than 1 Bbbl of oil in place.
Work on the well, which will be drilled in approximately 1,200 m of water, is scheduled to start this month, and the contract is for 30 days.
Peak Well Management, the well management division of The Peak Group, will carry out all engineering and supervision of the operation.
Peak Well Management Managing Director Bob Lyons said, "While we have already carried out a significant amount of work in West Africa as part of our global expansion, the contract with Dana Petroleum is our first venture into Mauritania. We would hope that more work will follow as the enormous potential of these exciting prospects in Southern Mauritania is realized."
