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STOS admits to Chinese rig issues

SHELL Todd Oil Services is admitting "minor electrical modifications" are needed to the new rig it imported from China earlier this year before it starts drilling at the onshore Taranaki Kapuni gas field.

STOS admits to Chinese rig issues

However, STOS is not commenting on rumours that Rig 43, which arrived disassembled at Port Taranaki during mid-February, also had some associated mechanical problems, including some cracked welds. It...

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