Xcite Energy (XER) has announced that the Rowan Norway jack-up drilling rig has left Dundee harbour and is being towed to location to commence Phase 1A of the First Phase Development of the Bentley field.
XER are 100% owner and operator of Block 9/3b, licence P.1078, containing the Bentley Field in its entirety. The block, which was awarded to XER in 2003 as part of the 21st UK Offshore Licensing Round, is located 160 km east of the Shetland Isles in 113 m of water.
[mappress] Offshore Energy Today Staff, March 2, 2012; Image: Xcite Energy