Offshore drilling in the Arctic poses a number of challenges to license operators and drilling contractors alike. More capable and bespoke solutions than are currently available are required to enable commercially feasible exploration and field development within this region. The key factor to the drilling part is total well cost, which requires an integral solution for the drilling system to be deployed, as opposed to the traditional day rate model of the industry. The design of the drilling rig plays a central role in this, and new designs for Arctic mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) will be required to achieve this goal.
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