Final abandonment operations were concluded on the 5 November and Tevét-2 ST1 was plugged and abandoned as planned. The ‘Stena Tay’ rig then moved to the Labeidna-1 location. Labeidna-1 spudded on the 5 November in 1,266 metres of water, and as at midnight on the 7 November, drilling had reached a depth of 2,198 metres on its way to a planned total depth of 3,095 metres. Labeidna-1 will target Miocene turbidite sands in the vicinity of the Chinguetti field, which is approximately 15 kilometres to the north east.
