{"id":15796,"date":"2026-05-22T05:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=15796"},"modified":"2026-05-22T05:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:41:02","slug":"nigeria-weatherford-awarded-deepwater-integrated-completions-contract-with-exxonmobil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/nigeria-weatherford-awarded-deepwater-integrated-completions-contract-with-exxonmobil\/","title":{"rendered":"NIGERIA : Weatherford Awarded Deepwater Integrated Completions Contract with Exxonmobil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weatherford International has announced it has been awarded a deepwater integrated completions contract by\u00a0Esso Exploration &amp; Production Nigeria Ltd.\u00a0(EEPNL)<strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>an ExxonMobil affiliate<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0for offshore\u00a0Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contract falls within Weatherford\u2019s&nbsp;Well Construction&nbsp;and Completions portfolio. Weatherford will provide integrated upper and lower completions solutions for deepwater wells, with a scope focused on supporting safety, reliability, well integrity, and operational efficiency over the lifecycle of the well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The integrated completions equipment will be configured and prepared through Weatherford\u2019s global supply chain and supported locally in&nbsp;Nigeria, in line with contract terms, to enable in-country execution and service delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girish Saligram, Weatherford\u2019s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, \u201cThis contract reflects our ability to deliver integrated completions solutions for deepwater operations. We will provide technologies designed to support well integrity, reliability, and efficient execution in complex offshore environments.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weatherford International has announced it has been awarded a deepwater integrated completions contract by\u00a0Esso Exploration &amp; Production Nigeria Ltd.\u00a0(EEPNL),\u00a0an ExxonMobil affiliate,\u00a0for offshore\u00a0Nigeria. The contract falls within Weatherford\u2019s&nbsp;Well Construction&nbsp;and Completions portfolio. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/nigeria-weatherford-awarded-deepwater-integrated-completions-contract-with-exxonmobil\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7442,11,7444],"tags":[8113,12502,1749,2708],"class_list":["post-15796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-top-news","category-west-africa","tag-eepnl","tag-esso-exploration-production-nigeria-ltd","tag-nigeria","tag-weatherford-international","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Energy-Solutions-Managed-Pressure-Wells.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-46M","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8790,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/nigeria-exxonmobil-appoints-new-chairman-and-managing-director\/","url_meta":{"origin":15796,"position":0},"title":"NIGERIA: ExxonMobil Appoints New Chairman and Managing Director","author":"","date":"August 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"ExxonMobil has announced the appointment of a new Chairman and Managing Director Richard Laing its 3 affiliate firms in Nigeria namely Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN) and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Ltd. 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