Delay: Ensco 8500 ultra-deep-water rig
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Ensco delays rig start-up
Ensco International announced that it expects Ensco 8500, the first of its seven new ultra-deep-water semi-submersible drilling rigs, to begin operations in June rather than April.
The company said this two-month delay from the earlier estimated April start-up is due to a recent decision to install different deck cranes on the rig.
Ensco chose to replace the equipment because of mechanical and reliability issues with the original deck cranes.
Ensco 8500 is contracted to Anadarko and Eni for work in the Gulf of Mexico.
The replacement of Ensco 8500 cranes is not expected to impact delivery of the other 8500 series rigs.