High-capacity drillship opens new frontiers

摘要

With operators drilling more challenging deepwater programs, the demand for dynamically positioned drillships with versatile, multifunctional capabilities has grown accordingly. Several years ago Ensco set out to configure and deploy a drillship widi features to enhance operators' drilling programs in ultradeepwater environments. It linked up with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI)-die world's largest drillship builder-to develop state-of-the-art vessels with a range of capabilities adaptable to each operator's specific requirements.