BP, Maersk in ultra-deep rig research

View from the helli pad on the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible Maersk Deliverer

Rig technology: BP, Maersk to focus on high temperature, high pressure projects

BP and Maersk Drilling will put their heads together to develop new rig designs aimed at tackling complex high-temperature, high-pressure reservoirs.

The UK supermajor on Monday announced an agreement with the Danish firm to collaborate on the project, which is part of BP’s previously announced Project 20KTM initiative to push the technological frontiers of exploration technology.

A collaborative team in Houston with support from Copenhagen will work specifics of rig design, blowout prevention and riser equipment specifically made to operate in pressures up to 20,000 pounds per square inch and 350F.

Any construction contracts would be assigned separately, BP said.

“This agreement marks another important step in taking Project 20KTM from concept to reality,” Neil…

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