Rosneft and Exxon Mobil deliver the unique platform Berkut to Sakhalin’s shelf
Rosneft and Exxon Mobil in the consortium Exxon Neftegaz Limited have completed the transport operation on the delivery of a unique marine drilling platform Berkut with the largest upper part in the world to the Arkutun-Dagi field of the Sakhalin-1 project on the northeastern shelf of Sakhalin, the company’s press centre reports. In the coming days, the assembly and installation works will be completed. The topside was towed for about 2800 km from a shipyard in Korea without a single incident.
Progress on the installation of the platform’s equipment was inspected by the President, Chairman of the Rosneft’s Board, Igor Sechin and the Sakhalin Governor Alexander Khoroshavin on Monday.