{"id":17969,"date":"2022-04-27T16:09:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T16:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/oil-giants-arrive-at-walvis-bay"},"modified":"2022-04-27T16:18:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T16:18:31","slug":"oil-giants-arrive-at-walvis-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/oil-giants-arrive-at-walvis-bay","title":{"rendered":"Oil giants arrive at Walvis Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>THE semi-submersible oil rig, the Helix, arrived at the Walvis Bay Port recently for in-water repairs and maintenance. The arrival of the rig coincided with the arrival of the oil-drilling ship, the Ensco DS-10.<\/p>\n<p>The Ensco DS-10 has pinned Namibia&#8217;s latest oil discovery off the coast of Oranjemund in 2021. 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