Drillship inbound for new Exxon wells

The Stena Carron drillship is on its way to Guyana where it is expected to drill several wells for US oil company ExxonMobil in the coming weeks.

Tracking services showed that the ship, owned by Stena Drilling, a UK company, departed the Canary Islands on Tuesday and is expected to arrive here later this month.

According to information on the company’s website, the Stena Carron is a Harsh Environment dynamically positioned DP Class 3 drillship capable of drilling in water depths up to 10,000 feet.

ExxonMobil executives met with President David Granger last week and the Ministry of the Presidency in a statement,