POLITICS
“LIDER” DRILLING RIG NAMED AFTER HEYDAR ALIYEV
The most up-to-date semi-submersible drilling rig used on the Caspian Sea, previously named as "LIDER", has been named after Heydar Aliyev, Exxon Azerbaijan Operating Co LLC Baku office told AzerTAj correspondent.
SOCAR President Natig Aliyev, Exxon Azerbaijan General Manager Drew Goodbread, and Maersk Contractors General Manager Ray Watkins attended the renaming ceremony. "Heydar Aliyev's name is associated with the greatest contributions in the latest history of Azerbaijan, in particular, the development and realization of the oil and gas strategy. It is for this reason that the most modern drilling rig on the Caspian will bear his name", SOCAR President Natig Aliyev said. Currently, drilling operations are being conducted with the rig at the Zafar Mashal structure operated by Exxon Azerbaijan. The semi-submersible drilling rig constructed by Singaporean KeppelFELs and Azerbaijan's Caspian Shipyard Company is owned by Maersk Contractors.