VOL. XLIII

No. 43

23-OCTOBER-2000

IRAN

Iran Opens Bidding For Semisubmersible Drilling Rig For Caspian Sea Operations

The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has issued a pre-qualification tender for the construction of a semisubmersible drilling rig for deployment in the Caspian Sea, according to the official IRNA news agency. The agency said that the project would include design work and procurement of materials, machinery and drilling equipment for a rig capable of operating in 900 ms of water....