Deep-water projects are a rarity in the region, and the two biggest in recent times are Unocal´s West Seno field off East Kalimantan and Murphy Oil´s Kikeh project off Sabah, Malaysia.
Smedvig made an instant splash when it won West Seno´s three-year development drilling contract, and followed that up recently with the 800-day Kikeh job.
The company´s semi-tenders operate in conjunction with a dry tree unit like a tension-leg or spar platform.
Unocal
