Atwood Oceanics, Inc. has taken delivery of the Atwood Advantage from the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) shipyard in South Korea.
The Atwood Advantage is a DP3 Drillship capable of operating in 3,658 meters (12,000 ft.) of water, drilling depths of up to 12,200 m (40,000 ft.) and has accommodations for 200 personnel. The main load path has a 1,250 ton top drive, a 1,250 ton crown mounted compensator and a 1,250 ton drawworks; the derrick is rated to 2,500,000 lbs.
Rob Saltiel, Atwood Oceanics President and CEO , commented, “ We are very pleased to take delivery of the Atwood Advantage, the first of four ‘A-Class’ ultra- deepwater drillships that we are building at the DSME shipyard in South Korea. I appreciate the excellent collaboration between DSME and Atwood in constructing and commissioning this state-of-the-art vessel. ”
PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS
Length – 780 ft (238 m)
Beam – 137 ft (42 m)
Baseline to Main Deck – 62 ft (19 m)
Baseline to Pipe Rack – 123 ft (37.5 m)
Baseline to Drill Floor – 142 ft (43.5 m)
The Atwood Advantage has departed the DSME shipyard and commenced its drilling services contract with Noble Energy, Inc.