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Aker Kvaerner provided funds
for a mobile well drilling rig to
supply safe water in Cabinda.
Aker Kvaerner raised money
for the project in partnership
with oil company Total.
The new rig can drill shallow wells (50
to 100 meters deep) cost effectively.
It can dig 10 wells for the current
cost of drilling one. The rig has
been used to drill four boreholes
since September, according to Aker
Kvaerner Subsea Executive Vice
President Raymond Carlsen.
Carlsen said members of the
local community had been
trained to operate the rig.
The Norwegian NGO Yme, which
specializes in water and sanitation,
shelter and agriculture, is handling
the operation of the donated drill rig...
Angola: Aker Kvaerner Funds Mobile Well Drilling Rig
25 Nov 2007 by Local Press Report
Norway, LYSAKER
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