: January 6, 2008 Norwood Commences Mobilization of Drilling Equipment from Oklahoma to Nicaragua The mobilization was delayed by severe weather conditions prior to Christmas, which slowed the progress of modifying and refitting of the new rigs to meet the upcoming program specifications and ship scheduling issues. Read the full news realease here.

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