VOL. XLV

No 41

14-October-2002

SAUDI ARABIA

ADC Jack-up Rig Sinks In Northern Gulf

The Arabian Drilling Company a joint venture owned 51% by Petromin and 49% by Services Petroliers Schlumberger lost its jack-up AD-19 rig on 28 September while undertaking workover drilling for the Aramco Gulf Operations Company (AGOC) on the offshore Hout field. One of the jack-up legs slid down on 25 September as it was preparing to dock at platform H-24, sinking the rig and causing a minor oil spillage of 24...