Sonardyne takes first drillship order for DP Inertial Navigation System

摘要

Sonardyne International has taken its first order for a Dynamic Positioning Inertial Navigation System (DP-INS). Vantage Drilling's new 12,000ft-rated drillship, Dragonquest, is set to become the first deepwater drilling unit in the world to be equipped with the new system when it begins operations in the Gulf of Mexico for Petrobras later this year.