On the move: the Sevan Driller
- Sevan’s first circular rig is all set for Petrobras work
- Sevan ends talks on sale of newbuild drilling unit
- Possible delays add weight to charter route
- Army of welders masks a dire shortage of engineering talent
- Cosco wraps up Sevan Driller
- Sevan Brasil gets cash to advance
- Sevan raises $180m for newbuilds
- Petrobras revises Sevan Driller contract
- Sevan Marine backs up Petrobras rig
Cosco rolls out Sevan Driller
Norway’s Sevan Marine has taken delivery of its cylindrical drilling unit Sevan Driller from Chinese rig builder Cosco and the rig is now on its way to Brazil to kick off its six year contract with Petrobras.
The Sevan Driller, which is the world’s first cylindrical drilling unit, was built in less than 30 months at Cosco’s Nantong and Qidong shipyards in China.
The self-propelled rig has an expected transit time to Brazil of between 75 and 80 days including bunkering in Singapore and a crew change in Cape Town, South Africa.
Initially the unit will operate in the Campos basin at water depths of 1800 metres. The rig is capable of drilling wells, up to 40,000 feet deep in water depths of 12,500 feet.
The rig has a variable deck load capacity of more than 15,000 tonnes and a storage capacity of about 150,000 barrels.