Aberdeen-based well intervention specialist Wireline has made its first move into the Nigerian oil market after agreeing a deal with Afren.
The project saw Wireline using its Roller Bogie tools to provide logging equipment in an offshore well off Nigeria.
Three runs to 12,000ft were carried out by the firm – the first time the company’s equipment has been leased out to the country.
“It can be difficult for smaller companies to access global markets at arm’s length, and it is essential that you are able to rely on your technology when you get there,” said director of engineering Bill Petrie
“Wireline Engineering’s technology performed positively during the operation, and we now have ambitious plans to further develop our activity in the region.”