7th generation drilling rigs

Saipem Charters 7th Gen. Deepwater Drillship "Deep Value Driller"

Italian oilfield services group Saipem has agreed to charter a 7th generation deepwater drillship owned by the Oslo-listed Deep Value Driller AS. The drillship, also named

The Future of Long-Idle Drillships: Cold-Stacked or

This accounts for 14 rigs, all of which are young and modern, with delivery years ranging between 2009 and 2023, including designs such as 7th

7th Gen Ultra Deep Water, Dynamically Positioned, DP

7th Gen Ultra Deep Water, Dynamically Positioned, DP Class 3 Drillship For additional information, please contact: Stena Drilling Ltd, Greenbank Crescent, East Tullos, Aberdeen,

Operators consider novel rig deals to limit day rates

Operators have been investigating ways of keeping their future projects economic, while at the same time deliberating more over rig selection,

TPAO Acquires Two Seventh-Gen Drillships at $245M Each for

After its establishment, the company purchased three newly built seventh-generation ultra-deepwater drilling ships, "Zonda", "West Dorado" and "West Draco" from

Another drillship begins its maiden voyage

The drillship was originally ordered in 2013 by Seadrill. However, the order was canceled in the wake of the offshore drilling contractor''s

The 7th-generation Semisubmersible Drilling Rig

Drill cuttings can then be pumped directly onto the supply vessel, without having to use traditional skips or deck mounted tanks and the use of cranes. It is one

What defines the next generation of drilling rig?

For the last 40 years of drilling rig and drilling equipment development it has been defined by moving the equipment and the operators

Stranded 7th Generation drillships back by popular demand

The 7th Gen drillship, which Esgian Rig Values valued in the range of $180 – $199 million, was acquired for $180 million. But TPAO is not the only one interested in modern

Drillship Atlantic Zonda begins its first drilling campaign with

Featuring the Samsung 96K design, the Atlantic Zonda drillship is said to be among the world''s most capable seventh-generation dual-activity rigs capable of drilling

What defines the next generation of drilling rig?

Currently there are drilling rigs that hold contracts that are called "7th Generation" drilling rigs. This is clip from one of the glossaries of rig

Definitions of Various Offshore Drilling Rig Types and Generations

The Samsung Santorini is a 7th generation drillship equipped with two 7 cavities anti-eruption devices (Blow Out Preventer – BOP), the highest standard for

Utilisation for 7th-gen drillships now close to full

Demand continues to increase, while utilisation for seventh-generation drillships is now close to full capacity, driven by tight markets in the

The Future Of Long-Idle Drillships: Cold-Stacked Or

This accounts for 14 rigs, all of which are young and modern, with delivery years ranging between 2009 and 2023, including designs such as 7th generation Samsung 12000

Eldorado Drilling´s fleet consist of three high-spec

7th-generation ultra-deepwater drillships. Eldorado Drilling´s high-spec drillships are equipped with state-of-the-art drilling equipment.

Stena Drilling announces 20K upgrade for Stena

Stena Drilling Announces 20,000-psi Equipment Upgrade for 7th Generation Drillship "Stena Evolution". Stena Drilling, a leading provider of

New York-listed deepwater driller scores $350 million

New York-listed Diamond Offshore has inked a two-year contract extension with BP in the US Gulf of Mexico for the seventh-generation drillship

Noble Corp Secures $7.5B Backlog with Major Shell and

US offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation announced that it has successfully secured multiple drilling contracts, increasing its backlog to $7.5 billion in the prior

Offshore Drilling Rig Generations | Morrow & Sheppard

Sixth Generation. Built in the mid-2000s, sixth-generation rigs can drill in 10,000 feet or more of water and have modular top drive systems. Some "dual activity" sixth

Stena Drilling Gearing Up to Add 7th Gen. Drillship to

"The Stena Evolution will be a technologically advanced 7th Generation ultra-deepwater drillship, and demonstrates Stena Drilling''s

Driven by Golden Triangle demand, drillship

Some 7th-generation drillships in Gulf of Mexico already seeing dayrates move past $300,000; additional gains are likely in 2022 By Teresa

As drillship gets ready for its Brazilian gig with

Built in Korea by Hanwha Ocean, this rig is a seventh-generation ultra-deepwater drillship, which can undertake drilling operations in water

Noble Valiant drillship gets six-month contract from

The seventh-generation drillship Noble Valiant. Offshore staff HOUSTON – LLOG has awarded a six-month contract for the seventh

Seadrill: One Of The Youngest Offshore Drilling

A significant proportion of Seadrill''s net asset value is supported by seven 7th generation drillships, making the overall fleet one of the youngest

Why newbuild orders face high barriers despite offshore drilling

Strong demand for oil combined with high oil prices during the previous offshore drilling upcycle (2010-2014) spurred a wave of new orders for offshore drilling rigs, particularly

Atlantic Zonda Drillship Starts its Maiden Job with Petrobras

The seventh generation Atlantic Zonda drillship, managed by Ventura Offshore Midco, has started operations for Petrobras under a three-year drilling contract. The Atlantic

Saipem tweaks terms for 7th-gen drillship''s stay in its

Italy''s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has taken steps to make changes to a deal outlining the duration a chartered

Mobile Offshore Drilling Units | SpringerLink

Mobile offshore drilling units are ocean-going vessels used to drill, complete and workover wellbores in marine environments. The fleet has

Drillship bonanza: utilisation to hit 97% in 2025

Ultra-deepwater E&P drilling activity in Brazil, Guyana and Suriname and the US Gulf of Mexico (US GoM) has attracted dozens of high

Offshore drilling rig reactivations have begun

The rig has been idle for over two years. This follows other recent announcements from the same rig owner for the seventh-generation drillship

The Future of Long-Idle Drillships: Cold-Stacked or Dead-Stacked?

Drillship sales for Non-Drilling Purposes Presently, 13% of the total drillship fleet is cold-stacked. This accounts for 14 rigs, all of which are young and modern, with delivery years ranging

Vantage to explore drilling opportunities with Dorado drillship

Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has entered into a marketing agreement with Eldorado Drilling for the seventh-generation ultra-deepwater drillship Dorado.

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