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Drillships

The Atwood Advantage dockside at Daewoo’s yard in South Korea.

Ultra-deepwater ships poised to join the ? eet

DSME

The newest ultra-deepwater Engineering (DSME) and Samsung

Two yards in South drillships joining the ? eet this Heavy Industries (SHI), have each

Korea have received year will be capable of working in received a steady stream of orders.

T 12-14,000ft (3658-4267m) water More surprising is the volume of a steady stream depths and drilling to 40,000ft. orders going to Sembcorp Marine’s of orders. More

Ultra-deepwater has been de? ned new Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz surprising is the as water depths of 1500m or greater shipyard in Brazil.

(deepwater is between 400m and volume of orders 1500m). Triple order going to a shipyard For the ? ve-year period 2011-15, Houston-based Atwood Oceanics

Wood Mackenzie projects that has three ultra-deepwater drillships in Brazil. Nina Rach capital expenditure for exploration under construction in South Korea, explains the details.

and production in ultra-deepwater to be delivered 2013, 2014 and will grow 12% annually. Proven 2015. Atwood’s wholly owned reserves in ultra-deepwater require subsidiary, Alpha Eagle, entered a drilling ? eet capable of operating into turnkey construction contracts in these extreme depths, so there with Daewoo Shipbuilding in is a push to continue newbuild 2011/12.

programs. The three ships will be Two yards in South Korea, dynamically-positioned (DP3), with

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