Deep water frontier exploration

The Noble Globetrotter II (NGTII) drillship was commissioned by Shell in 2013, and is equipped with the latest technology to ensure safe and efficient operations in remote deep water areas. The vessel left West Africa where it had previously drilled the successful Leopard1 well, and arrived in Turkeys waters on December 21. On January 6, the vessel passed through the Bosphorus on its way to TPAOShells Block 3920 in the western Black Sea where it will drill a key exploration well, approximately 100 km of