General Hydrocarbons begins drilling offshore Nigeria

March 21, 2023

General Hydrocarbons Ltd. (GHL) has started drilling offshore Nigeria with the Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig.

Alex Procyk

General Hydrocarbons Ltd. (GHL), Lagos, has started drilling offshore Nigeria with the Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig.

After completion of its recertification for a new 5-year period in Las Palmas, Spain, the Dolphin Drilling AS-owned rig was towed to Port Harcourt in Nigeria in February to begin its 12-month drilling contract with GHL (OGJ Online, Oct. 6, 2022).

After concluding work for GHL, the Blackford Dolphin will begin contractual work for Peak Petroleum Industries Ltd. in Nigeria (OGJ Online Mar. 10, 2023).

About the Author

Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor

Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).