DRILLING

Weather delays NZ drilling

WILD winter weather is delaying the operations of both jack-up rigs working in New Zealand – the Ensco 107 has yet to start development drilling of the $US508 million ($A532 million) Maari oil project, while the smaller Ensco 56 is still in sheltered waters off Nelson.

Last week, PetroleumNews.net reported that winds reaching gale force of 90km per hour or more and swells of up to 11m were buffeting offshore Taranaki, preventing the Ensco 107 from completing plug and...

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