By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Aug. 16 -- Stena Drilling Ltd., Aberdeen, has placed an order with Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., South Korea, for the construction of a $600 million drillship.
The dynamically positioned Stena Drill Max, which will have six propellers, will displace 105,822 tons.
Completion of the Stena Drill Max drillship, which will be used for ultradeepwater and harsh environment drilling, will bring Stena Drilling's total fleet to six units.
The company's existing fleet consists of five semisubmersibles, two of which are active off Norway, one off Great Britain, one off Mauritania, and one soon will drill off Australia.