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Drillships dsme

Two derrick barges move the ’s drilling derrick into place.

Atwood Advantage in water depths to 12,000ft and $584,000/d, is worth $639 million, exercising of our option with DSME drilling to 40,000ft. They will be and begins after the initial shipyard, and we look forward to classed by DNV and registered in mobilization period. the Atwood Admiral joining our the Marshall Islands. The second construction contract, high-specifcation, ultra-deepwater The frst construction contract, for for the Atwood Achiever, was drilling feet. This rig’s state-of-the- the Atwood Advantage drillship, announced in October 2011, and the art capabilities, and the synergies was announced in January 2011, drillship is to be delivered that result from adding a third with delivery scheduled for June 2014, at a cost of about drillship based on the same design,

September this year, at a total cost $600 million. The Atwood Achiever make this a solid platform for of about $600 million. The ship will be similar to the previously extending Atwood’s market position will have enhanced technical announced Atwood Advantage. in ultra-deepwater drilling.” capabilities: a seven-ram blowout The third construction contract, Atwood has an option to construct preventer; three, 100 ton-knuckle for the Atwood Admiral, was a fourth ultra-deepwater drillship boom cranes; a 165-ton active-heave announced in September last year, at a similar cost to the Atwood ‘tree-running’ knuckle boom crane; and the drillship is to be delivered Admiral, for delivery in December and 200 person accommodation. in March 2015, at a cost of about 2015, which requires commitment In September last year, Atwood $635 million. The vessel will be by 30 June.

announced the frst work contract similar to both the Advantage and for the Atwood Advantage, with the Achiever, although it will have Additional four

Noble Energy. The drillship is two, seven-ram BOPs, instead of Ocean Rig UDW has been operating scheduled to be delivered from the single BOP carried on its sister since 2001, and has drilled the DSME shipyard in September, ships. 135 wells for 25 clients in those after which it will mobilize for Rob Saltiel, president and CEO 11 years. The company is about 80 days to its frst location of Atwood Oceanic, comments, expanding its feet with four in the eastern Mediterranean. The ‘We are pleased to continue newbuild ultra-deepwater drillships three-year contract with Noble, at our growth strategy through the to be delivered 2013-15, calling

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