Drill ship rig

A drillship has greater mobility and can move quickly under its own propulsion from drill site to drill site in contrast to semi-submersibles and jackup barges and platforms. Drillships have the ability to save time sailing between oilfields worldwide.OverviewA drillship is a merchant vessel designed for use in exploratory offshore drilling of new oil and gas wells or for scientific drilling purposes. In recent years the vessels have been used in deepwater and ultra-deepwater. . The first drillship was the , designed by Robert F. Bauer of Global Marine in 1955. The CUSS I had drilled in 400-foot-deep waters by 1957. Robert F. Bauer became the first president of Global Marine in 1958. . [pdf]

Transocean drilling rig deepwater horizon

Deepwater Horizon was a fifth-generation, RBS-8D design (i.e. model type), deepwater, , column-stabilized, semi-submersible , designed to drill wells for oil explorati. . Deepwater Horizon was built for R&B Falcon (which later became part of ) by in , South Korea. Construction started in December 1998, the was laid on 21 March 200. . At 7:45 p.m. on 20 April 2010, during the final phases of drilling the exploratory well off the gulf of Mexico, a geyser of seawater erupted from the onto the rig, shooting 70 metres (230 ft) into the air. This wa. . Transocean received an early partial insurance settlement for total loss of the Deepwater Horizon of US$401 million about 5 May 2010. noted that the insurance recovery was likely to be more than t. [pdf]

Aker barents drilling rig

There was previously in the 1970s a different company called Aker Drilling, also part of the Aker Group, which later became part of . The history of the 2005 established Aker drilling is as follows; Aker drilling was established in 2005, as part of the controlled by the Norwegian billionaire . The purpose of the new company was t. [pdf]

FAQS about Aker barents drilling rig

Are Aker BP & Equinor drilling in the Barents Sea?

Aker BP and Equinor have completed drilling operations in the Barents Sea, which was recently expanded with new acreage in APA 2024.

What is a Transocean Barents drilling rig?

The drilling rig Transocean Barents is designed to operate in tough environments and at water depths of 3000 metres. The type ‘H6e’ drilling rig is a sixth-generation, semi-submersible, DP3 rig designed for global operation in ultra-deep waters. The hull section of the rig was built at the Dubai Drydocks in Dubai.

Who built the Transocean Barents drilling rig?

The top side and complete rig was built by Stord shipyard in Norway. The Transocean Barents started drilling in 2009 for oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf. During its operating history, it has also been called the Aker Barents. Wärtsilä supplied to the drilling rig thrusters motors, transformers, VSDs and switchboards.

Did Aker BP find a gas in the Barents Sea?

While Aker BP’s drilling efforts led to a gas discovery, Equinor had no such luck as its well was dry. The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has confirmed a gas discovery in wildcat well 7324/8-4 (Hassel) in the Barents Sea, around 300 kilometers from the northern coast of Norway.

Who owns Aker Drilling?

Aker Drilling, was a Norwegian drilling rig operation company; based in Stavanger, Norway and majority owned by the Aker Group. It was listed on Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker - 'AKD'.