Romanian Group GSP to manage drilling operation for Lukoil/ Romgaz offshore project

Romanian Group GSP, offering offshore integrated services for oil&gas industry, expands its businesses after a difficult period as it capitalizes on large investment in offshore projects at the Black Sea.

GSP is now the general contractor for the Trinity – 1X project in the block 30 (Trident) owned by Lukoil and Romgaz.

“All the contracts are in a package and we coordinate them all: the drilling contract, the service contract, the logistics contract, licenses – the whole package. We have a project team that deals with this. Lukoil and Romgaz preferred to work with such an operator in order to avoid hiring an army of 50 people supposed to deal with all the contracts,” said Gabriel Comanescu, the owner of GSP, told reporters during a visit on the Scarabeo 9 platform, Business Review reads.

GSP has also several other contracts with companies such as Black Sea Oil & Gas, operating another offshore project in the Black Sea. For the final drilling test, GSP brought in Constanta port the ultra-deepwater 6th generation semi-submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 9, operated by the Italian Group Saipem.

Scarabeo 9 left Constanta port and will begin operating in the perimeter at the beginning of November. According to the current estimations, the first gas output from the Trident block will be delivered in 2023-2024, depending on the owners’ decision.