SEIR to begin €17m drilling project

Statoil Exploration Ireland Limited (SEIR) are to begin a €17m drilling exploration in late July on the Cong prospect - 32 nautical miles north west of Mayo.

The Cong prospect is located in approximately 400m of water in the Atlantic Ocean and will be drilled by the Sedco 711, a rig owned and operated by Transocean, which is currently drilling for Ramco on the Seven Heads Field off Cork.