Grup Servicii Petroliere inks drilling contract with Numhyd

July 5, 2016

GSP JupiterGrup Servicii Petroliere (GSP), member of GSP Holding, has been awarded an offshore drilling contract in Tunisia. Drilling operations will be carried out with GSP Jupiter, a cantilever type mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU).

The rig is currently under preparation for the contract in Limassol, Cyprus. GSP Jupiter is expected to be promptly moved onto location and drill one firm well (and one optional).

This is the second offshore drilling campaign GSP provides for Numhyd offshore Tunisia, after the exploration drilling operations GSP Saturn performed in 2011 and 2012.

About NUMHYD: HUMHYD a.r.l. is a jointly owned and managed oil company, founded by the Tunisian Company of Petroleum Activities (ETAP) and The Algerian national oil company (SONATRACH), who each own 50%. NUMHYD, established in 2003, carries out exploration and production of oil and gas in Tunisia and Algeria.

About Grup Servicii Petroliere: GSP operates an extensive and diversified fleet including mobile offshore drilling rigs, offshore support vessels of various types, construction vessels, heavy lift crane barges, as well as several ROVs and a Saturation Diving System. GSP is member of GSP Holding, an integrated service provider to the Oil & Gas Industry, covering Drilling, Offshore construction, Shipping, Aviation, Shipyards, Engineering, Logistics, Catering, and Training, and operating worldwide. GSP Holding has branches and offices in Rotterdam, Moscow, Dubai, Mexico, Tunis, Valletta, Limassol, Singapore, Istanbul and Milano. The GSP QHSE Management System has been audited and certified as complying with the ISO 9001, ISO 14001, BS OHSAS 18001, ISO/TS 29001, and ISM Code requirements by Bureau Veritas.