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Sedco 711 Donates TV Sets To Three Killybegs National Schools
05/09/2007
As the new school year begins, children in three Killybegs national schools "will be completely in the picture" thanks to the generosity of Transocean who operate the Sedco 711 drilling rig. The rig is drilling for gas in the Corrib field and has donated twenty TV sets to the Niall Mor, Commons and Mintra National Schools in Killybegs.
"It was decided to replace all the TV sets on the Sedco 711 drilling rig, which is owned by Transocean and is working off the west coast of Ireland for Shell E&P Ltd. after talking with the rig manager, Keith Miller, it was agreed that the old sets be donated to schools in the Killybegs area," said Mr. Boyle.
Killybegs is the operations base for all the major oil and gas exploration companies working off the Irish west and north-west coasts
Accepting the gift on behalf of the Niall Mor, Commons and Mintra National Schools, Mr. McGuinness said, "We are thankful to Transocean and Shell E& P for this very practical gift as there are a variety of ways in which television can be used in the education process. ENDS