TotalEnergies days away from drilling ops with Stena drillship offshore Suriname

(offshore-energy.biz) France’s energy giant TotalEnergies is getting ready to embark on drilling activities off the coast of Suriname with a drillship owned by Stena Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.

TotalEnergies has set its cap on drilling the Macaw-1 exploration well in Block 64 by mid-May 2025, according to Suriname’s national oil company (NOC), Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname (Staatsolie). This exploration drilling program is perceived to have the potential to lead to new oil and gas plays in the Suriname-Guyana basin over the long term. 

Before the National Environmental Authority granted TotalEnergies a permit to drill the Macaw-1 well at the end of April, the French player contracted Stena Drilling to carry out the drilling operations, using the Stena DrillMAX drillship, which previously worked in Guyana for ExxonMobil. Afterward, the rig underwent maintenance and safety checks in Curaçao.

Following an acceptance test, the mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) is scheduled to depart for Suriname on May 15 and spud the Macaw-1 well a few days later, on May 19, 2025. 

The drilling of the well will take 80 working days, fully supported from a port facility (a shore base) in Suriname. Supplying the vessel with, among other things, materials, fuel, food, and drinks will take place from a port in Paramaribo.

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