Drydocks World (DDW) has signed an agreement with Drill One Capital to build what it is describing as the largest jackup ever built.
The Dubai Expo 2020 NS jackup rig will be the first Gusto MSC CJ 80 design rig to be built. It has been designed to be operated in harsh environments, including the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea, at a maximum 175m maximum water depth, with a 25m air-gap.
The 101x110m, 5500sq m unit will be classed by DNV and will meet all rules and regulations in force in the Norwegian and the UK sector of the North Sea.
The design draft is 8.5 m, with 20m minimum operational water depth and 232m leg length. It is designed to accommodate a total of 160 persons, preparing the unit to be used as a drilling and production unit.
The rig will be equipped with the latest available drilling equipment, to be able to drill to 40,000 ft drilling depth. The rig will be equipped with a total of four high pressure (7000 psi) mud pumps.
The rig has environmentally friendly design features, using up to 30% less fuel consumption, due to use of latest fuel efficient technology; tier 3 compliant; generates fresh water using waste heat from engine cooling; heat by hot water generated from exhaust waste heat; LED lighting where possible; reduced emission of CO2 and Nox - up to 25% reduction in emission compared to similar rigs; prepared for shore power; zero discharge to sea to meet Norwegian and UK legal requirements(fluids less than 15 ppm contamination).
“Today we have entered into the next stage of technology and design by building a green Rig which take the oil industry to a new level. It is a demonstration of DDW capability to build world first mega projects as we demonstrated in previous projects such as ‘The Shell Prelude FLNG turret, Solan storage tank and DolWin beta’, and now building this global first and largest rig. It is a testament from the offshore industry on the DDW capability to deliver and puts us into the lead and the yard of choice. We seek to develop our capabilities in building highly specialized units for the offshore oil & gas sectors and are gearing up for more innovative and technology-intensive projects that would serve the emerging needs of the energy sector,” said His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim, chairman of Drydocks World & Maritime World.