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three phases – the design, fabrication down wells of up to 9144m in water
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
and installation. DNV’s off shore service depths of 106.6m. The rigs have now
centre located in Houston, USA, will been deployed deep gas drilling in the
Offshore Intrepid
Water depth ......................................106.0m
be responsible for the contract and the Gulf of Mexico and are registered under
Drilling depth ......................................9144m
complete execution of this work. the Panama flag.
Loadline draught ..................................4.8m
Hull length ...............................................74m
Hull breadth............................................62m
Latest jack-up delivered Enhancements Hull depth ..............................................7.9m
In other news, the USA-based subsidiary Th e jack-up in this series have been built
Leg length ............................................145m
Classifi cation ..................................ABS + A1
of Keppel Offshore, Keppel AmFELS Inc, with a cantilevered drilling structure that – Self-Elevating MODU,
recently delivered Offshore Intrepid, the allows them to drill or work over wells
1997 Rules, IMO MODU
CODE 1989
fifth in series of jack-up drilling rigs for on open-water locations, and adjacent
Scorpion Offshore Ltd, which is set for to fi xed production platforms. Off shore
work in the US Gulf of Mexico in the Intrepid rig is designed to drill wells up
fourth quarter of 2008. to 30,000ft deep and work in water depths rigs including: improved hydraulic
Offshore Courageous was the first to as shallow as 16ft and up to 350ft in most horsepower from larger and more
be delivered in May 2007, followed by areas of the world. Environmentally- powerful mud pumps; a higher strength
Offshore Defender in October 2007, controlled quarters and safety and cantilever, which permits the drilling
and progressive deliveries of Offshore lifesaving equipment can accommodate package to extend up to 21m aft of the
Resolute, Offshore Vigilant and Offshore 102 persons. hull; optimised pipe-handling to facilitate
Intrepid have followed in 2008. In addition, the rig contains numerous ‘off -line’ stand-building; and a dual mud
All five rigs have been built to the productivity-enhancing features that system that will allow for the effi cient and
LeTourneau Super 116 design. With leg Scorpion believes will make its capabilities simultaneous handling of drilling and
lengths of 145.3m, these rigs can drill superior to those of most existing jack-up completion fl uids. OMT
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LOGBOOK:
0600 HRS: THE NORTH SEA
POS: 65°25.2’ NORTH,
001°02.13’ EAST
AN HOUR EARLIER THIS RIG
HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN.
NOW IT’S GOING NOWHERE.
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