HRT Participações em Petróleo has acquired four heli-transportable drilling rigs for the exploratory campaign in the Solimões Sedimentary Basin in Brazil.
The acquisition was carried out in a joint venture with Andrews Technologies and Sichuan Honghua Petroleum Equipment.
The rigs have a capacity to drill to a depth of up to 4,000m.
The first two rigs are expected to be delivered in the Shanghai Port in China in February and the remaining two will be delivered in March 2012.
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