Casablanca - Youssef Abdel Latif
Atwood Achiever
International oil and gas exploration company, Kosmos Energy is making well planned forays into offshore Morocco.
As a result, the company has signed a long-term rig
agreement with Atwood Oceanics, to hire the new build drill-ship Atwood Achiever.
The aforementioned drill-ship, currently under construction in South Korea, is scheduled for completion in June 2014. Kosmos expects to commence drilling operations in the second half of 2014.
Kosmos Energy operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company that focuses on under-explored regions in Africa. The company is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. The company\'s asset portfolio includes the existing production and other major project developments offshore Ghana, as well as exploration licences with significant hydrocarbon potential offshore Ireland, Mauritania, Morocco, Suriname and onshore Cameroon.