West Orion semi christened; delivery due
By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Mar. 2 -- The ultradeepwater West Orion semisubmersible has been christened at Jurong Shipyard, Singapore, and is on schedule for delivery early in the second quarter, reports Sembcorp Marine.
Seadrill Ltd., the owner, will use the semi off Brazil under a 6-year contract with Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras). Jurong Shipyard is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine.
The dynamically positioned West Orion will be able to drill to 37,500 ft in as much as 10,000 ft of water.
It’s one of 12 Friede and Goldman ExD class semis to be built by Jurong Shipyard, six of which have been delivered.
Four of the units are for Seadrill.
The West Orion is 98.82 m long with a beam of 78.68 m and measures 36 m from keel to main deck. It can accommodate 180 persons.