Equinor started drilling in Bacalhau field with drillship West Saturn. The Norwegian oil company is the first international operator to develop a pre-salt field in Brazil. Equinor counts with three large PSVs 4500 to support the campaign: CBO Wiser, Rem Mistral and Siddis Sailor all under Grupo CBO operation. West Saturn is chartered in for four years at Bacalhau field. In 2023, Valaris DS-17 will also be under charter for 540 days. Besides Bacalhau, Equinor concluded phase 2 of the Peregrino development phase in Campos Basin through the installation of a 3rd wellhead, Peregrino C. This milestone will extend the field life till 2040.
