Industry / Venezuela

Sunk Rig Puts Pressure On PdVSA To Bring In Partners

May 2010 | Project News

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The Aban Pearl semisubmersible rig, which was drilling the Dragón gas field offshore north-east Venezuela, sank on May 13 following a failure in its flotation system.

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