Arctic oil rig ready for last finish
Gazprom’s new “Arkticheskaya” jack-up offshore drilling rig is moored at Shipyard No. 35 in Murmansk for completion.
Russian and Canadian experts have now started to install the drilling equipment on the rig, which is expected to be ready for towing to its designated place in June 2012.
It is not certain were the rig is to be placed. BarentsObserver has reported that it might be placed in the Pechora Sea, but according to Arctic-TV, it will probably be placed somethere on the Arсtic shelf although exact location is not known yet.
