The Aban Pearl was designed by and was built in 1977 by Far East Levingston Shipbuilding (now part of the ) at the Levingston Singapore shipyard. The Aban Pearl could operate at. .
In 1977–1996, she was named Transocean Seeker, in 1996 Treasure Seeker and in 1996–2000 Transocean Discoverer. All this time she was owned by . In 2000–2007, she was named Bulford Dolphin an. .
In 2006, while contracted by the Nigerian oil company Peak Petroleum, the rig was attacked near Nigeria by Nigerian militants and eight of the personnel on the rig were kidnapped. They were released unharmed after two da.
[pdf] Deepwater drilling, or deep well drilling, is the process of creating holes in the using a for under the deep sea. There are approximately 3400 deepwater wells in the with depths greater than 150 meters. Deepwater drilling has not been technologically or economically feasible for m.
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