Report: Shell to spud offshore well in Bulgaria next week

Shell is preparing to start drilling an exploration well in the Black Sea offshore Bulgaria within days.

Reuters on Tuesday reported, citing a Shell Bulgaria manager who said that the well at the Block 1-14 “Khan Kubrat” license area would be spud on April 1.

To remind, Shell told Offshore Energy Today back in January that the exploration program would to take approximately 3 to 4 months to complete.

Shell will use the Noble Globetrotter II drillship for the operation. The same rig was used by Total in Bulgaria in 2016 when Total announced a play opening oil discovery in the Khan Asparuh license.

Offshore Energy Today Staff