Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard is on track to deliver the ‘Atwood Osprey’, a first of its class ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig to Atwood Oceanics.
Scheduled for delivery in early 2011, the Atwood Osprey will be deployed by Chevron Australia Pty, Ltd to the Greater Gorgon area in northwest Australia. The 9th rig from the Friede & Goldman (F&G) ExD Millennium class series built by Jurong Shipyard, the Atwood Osprey was specifically developed to meet challenging environmental conditions on-site and is a testament to the yard’s ability to enhance existing designs and overcome engineering challenges to meet owner’s requirements.
The Atwood Osprey is the first of two semi-submersible rigs contracted to Jurong Shipyard by Atwood Oceanics and, following its naming, the newbuilding will go through final testing and commissioning prior to its delivery. The moored rig will be capable of drilling up to 35,000 feet as well as operating in water depths of up to 6,000 feet with its own mooring equipment and 8,200 feet with pre-laid mooring, and has an accommodation capacity for 200 persons.
Atwood Oceanics’ second rig order with Jurong Shipyard, an F&G ExD Millennium class dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig rated for 10,000 feet water depth, is currently under construction and is scheduled for delivery no later than mid 2012.
Scheduled for delivery in early 2011, the Atwood Osprey will be deployed by Chevron Australia Pty, Ltd to the Greater Gorgon area in northwest Australia. The 9th rig from the Friede & Goldman (F&G) ExD Millennium class series built by Jurong Shipyard, the Atwood Osprey was specifically developed to meet challenging environmental conditions on-site and is a testament to the yard’s ability to enhance existing designs and overcome engineering challenges to meet owner’s requirements.
The Atwood Osprey is the first of two semi-submersible rigs contracted to Jurong Shipyard by Atwood Oceanics and, following its naming, the newbuilding will go through final testing and commissioning prior to its delivery. The moored rig will be capable of drilling up to 35,000 feet as well as operating in water depths of up to 6,000 feet with its own mooring equipment and 8,200 feet with pre-laid mooring, and has an accommodation capacity for 200 persons.
Atwood Oceanics’ second rig order with Jurong Shipyard, an F&G ExD Millennium class dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig rated for 10,000 feet water depth, is currently under construction and is scheduled for delivery no later than mid 2012.