Aberdeen based well management and project management firm Zenith Energy has been awarded a multi-year contract by Woodside Energy (Senegal).
The agreement is for the provision of drilling and completion engineering and ad-hoc support services for the Sangomar Field Development offshore Senegal and is set to see Zenith create in excess of 25 jobs over the four-year period.
The development, consisting of the drilling and completion of 23 subsea development wells, is poised to be Senegal’s first offshore oil development.
Woodside has contracted Diamond Offshore for two well-based contracts for the drill rigs Ocean BlackRhino and Ocean BlackHawk with the drilling and completions campaign set to begin mid-2021.
The contract will be serviced by Zenith’s experienced teams in the UK and Australia, showcasing the company’s abilities to handle significant contracts globally between multiple locations.