Det Norske to Use ‘Maersk Giant’ for North Sea Well

Det Norske has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 2/1-15 in production licence 542 in the Norwegian part of the North Sea using the Mærsk Giant jack-up drilling rig.

Water depth at the site is approximately 70 metres.

The planned start-up is 1 August 2013 with a duration of 60 days, depending on whether a discovery is made.

Mærsk Giant is a jack-up mobile drilling rig owned and operated by the A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group.

The rig was built in Japan by Hitachi and completed in 1986. Mærsk Giant can operate in water depths of up to 107 metres and accommodates 87 people.

July 8, 2013