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hands-free of? ine pipe handling systems, Another jackup under construction at ultra-high capacity jacking and ? xation the Jurong yard is the Category J Noble systems, and 145-person quarters. CJ-70–based on the GustoMSC CJ70. The

The Ensco 122 and Ensco 123 are unit is due 1Q 2016 and will undergo scheduled for delivery in 4Q 2014, and acceptance testing in the UK, according 2Q 2016, respectively. A third jackup, to Noble’s latest ? eet status report. It can the Ensco 110 is a Keppel FELS B Class operate in up to 492ft water depth, and

Bigfoot design capable of operating at drill to 32,000ft. It has a variable deck 400ft water depth, and drilling down load of 17,600kips, with quarters for 150. to 30,000ft. The Ensco 110 will have a Noble’s CJ-70 will work Statoil’s Mariner nominal variable deck load of 7500kips ? eld in the UK North Sea, approximately and a cantilever load of 2500kips. It also 150mi. east of the Shetland Islands.

has a 1.5 million-pound derrick, TDS-8

Transocean top drive and 15k BOP. Ensco says it customized the rig to add dual drilling Transocean announced 14 additional ? uid capability and to upgrade the living newbuild projects for the next three quarters to 6 one-person and 67 two-per- years, including nine high-speci? cation son rooms. Delivery is due 1Q 2015. ultra-deepwater drillships and ? ve pre- mium jackups scheduled to join the ? eet

Noble Drilling between 2014 and 2018. In 2013 three

Noble Drilling has six rigs, four jackups newbuild jackups–Transocean Andaman, and two drillships, under construction and

Transocean Ao Thai and Transocean due for delivery between 2014 and 2016.

Siam Driller–were placed into service

Two jackups, the Noble Tom Prosser, with Chevron in Thailand.

Transocean signed shipyard contracts and the Noble Cam Hartley, are under valued at approximately $1.2 billion to construction at Jurong Shipyard in construct ? ve Super B 400 Bigfoot Class

Singapore, and due for completion in jackup rigs with options for ? ve addi- 2014. The Noble Sam Turner was deliv- tional jackups. The ? rst ? ve, unnamed, are ered this year and is preparing to work scheduled for completion in 1Q 2016 and offshore Denmark. All three are Friede & continuing into 3Q 2017. All of the jackups

Goldman JU3000N-designed jackups. All have an operational capacity if 400ft water are ABS +A1 classed, self-elevating drill- depth and can drill down to 35,000ft. ing units. The three jackups are built for water depths of 400ft, can drill to depths

Seadrill of 35,000ft, have a variable deck load of 14,300kips, and quarters for 150 people. Seadrill’s newbuild campaign includes

The Noble Tom Prosser and Noble Sam nine jackups, eight drillships, and three

Hartley are both in-transit and undergo- semisubmersibles. Seadrill is currently ing acceptance testing, with delivery building nine harsh environment jackups expected 4Q 2014. at the Dalian yard in China. All will have the Friede & Goldman

JU2000E design, which features a modular hull design, enhanced leg design, extended reach cantilever (75ft aft of transom with maximum combined drilling load of 2600kips on centerline at 75ft extension) and 15k

BOP. The JU2000E is also capable of operating in up to 400ft of water and drilling down to 30,000ft, and has capacity for 140 people. Delivery will take place between 1Q 2014 and 3Q 2016.

The , the Maersk Inspirer jackup on which the XL

Enhanced design is based.

Photo from Maersk Drilling.

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