TotalEnergies hires drilling rig to begin exploration in Lebanon’s offshore block 9 - Statement

French oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), in agreement with its partners ENI (ENI.MI) and QatarEnergy (QATPE.UL), announced on Tuesday that they signed a firm contract with Transocean to hire the drilling rig that will drill an exploration well on Block 9 offshore Lebanon, as soon as possible in 2023.

The "Transocean Barents", a semi-submersible drilling rig, will be mobilized in the continuity of its current operations in the British North Sea.