Rowan Gorilla 5, Jack-up installation (left) alongside Franklin
Global Santa Fe’s constellation jack up, working off east coast of Trinidad in September 2004. This is a Friede & Goldman JU-2000 class rig, capable of drilling to 30,000 ft in water depths up to 400 ft. It was one of two identical rigs built at the PPL Shipyard in Singapore and delivered in June [&
Siem Offshore and Statoil have agreed a contract for the AHTS vessel ‘Siem Topaz’ for operations in the Barents Sea. The contract is for a firm period for three wells, with options for one additional well. The operations shall commence within year-end 2010. The ‘Siem Topaz’ is the sixth AHTS vessel
A self-contained combination drilling rig and floating barge, fitted with long support legs that can be raised or lowered independently of each other. The jackup, as it is known informally, is towed onto location with its legs up and the barge section floating on the water. Upon arrival at the drill
AWE Limited advises that the Tuatara-1 exploration well started drilling at 1000 hours (NZ time) on Wednesday July 28, 2010. At 0600 hours today the well was at a measured depth of 160 metres after running and cementing 30” conductor. Tuatara-1 is located in PEP 38524, in the western Tasman Bay in t
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BP to pay an estimated $60 million in advance payments in August. BP said it estimates it will pay at least $60 million in advance payments in August to claimants across the Gulf Coast who have lost income or net profit due to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP, which has paid […]
Ensco 107 is now jacked up and the cantilever drilling derrick positioned over the wellhead to continue with the drilling program.
two giants at keppel verolme shipyard: crane vessel saipem 7000 and drilling rig rowan gorilla VII ,
the bigger jack up drilling rig , overlooking the whole region and seen from far , total hight approx 220 meter ,
keppel verolme shipyard , the biggest structure in this photo is drilling rig mærsk resolve , a brand new jack-up oilrig built by keppel fels (singapore) ,
Jack up rig Maersk Guardian in gale force 7-8.
Acergy S.A. announced today the award of a contract valued at approximately $1.3 billion for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of a significant deepwater development, offshore West Africa. Engineering will commence with immediate effect with offshore installation scheduled t
Technically not L.A. These are oil rigs off the O.C. coast with Catalina Island visible behind them.
