Final Cat D newbuild starts work for Statoil

OE Staff
Friday, July 29, 2016

Songa Offshore's fourth and final newbuild Cat D Rig, the semisubmersible Songa Enabler, has started drilling operations on 29 July offshore Norway for Norwegian oil giant Statoil.

All four rigs are semisubmersible, sixth generation Cat D drilling rigs built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Korea.

The Songa Enabler is now on operating rate under its eight-year drilling contract with Statoil. Songa Enabler is the last rig in a series of four Category D semisubmersible drilling rigs, specifically built for and contracted to Statoil.

Read more

Fourth and final Cat D delivered

Categories: Drilling Rigs

Related Stories

US Issues License to Support Oil and Gas Exploration in Venezuela

Aquaterra Energy Gets Multi-Year Well Intervention Job off Spain

Transocean-Valaris Tie-Up to Create $17B Offshore Drilling Major with 73 Rigs

Current News

QatarEnergy Receives Offshore Exploration License From Libya

Libya Awards First Oil Blocks Since 2007 to Chevron, Eni

TGS Embarks on Multi-Client 2D Survey off Angola

Orbital Marine Grows UK and Canada Tidal Energy Orderbook to 32MW

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News