The Turkish state -owned oil company TPAO is alleged to have bought two floating drills from Norway for gas seas in deep seas, for $ 245 million each.
According to a Turkish report, one of them will be used in Libya and the other off the coast of Tasutzu in Mersina, southern Turkey.
The news is published by shipping specialized website haberdenizde.com.
Türkiye’den Yeni Sondaj Hamlesi: Ikizler Geliyor
TPAO, Türkiye’nin doğalgaz Arama çalışmalarında kullanmak üzere Iki sondaj gemisi daha satın aldı.https: //t.co/9gjsbgmn6u#Ldoradodrilling #Tpao #Türkiye #Westdorado #Westdraco #Yavuz@trpetrolleri pic.twitter.com/tzseqidvfp
– Haberdenizde.com (@haberdenizde) July 7, 2025
According to the report, floating drillings called West Draco and West Dorado belonged to the fleet of Norwegian Eldorado drilling.
After being transferred to Turkey, they will first go through maintenance and control stage and then ship to the areas where they will take action.
The two new floating drills will be in service along with the other four TPAO fleet floating drills, bearing the names: Fatih, Yavuz, Kanuni and Abdulhamid Han.
Source: Skai
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