Drilling Rig Relocation Off South Coast This Week

7th July 2021

Stena Spey mobile offshore drilling unit

Stena Spey, a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU), will be relocated in early July Credit: Stena Drilling

The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport advices of a forthcoming rig move as part of Kinsale Energy’s subsea wells abandonment campaign running until the end of this year.

As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) Stena Spey (callsign GCWP) will be relocated from the Southwest Kinsale to the Seven Heads gas field this week, in or around Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 July.

Full details of the well locations and related activities are included in Marine Notice No 42 of 2021, which can be downloaded below.

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Marine Notice No 42 of 2021 (120 Downloads)

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