据Offshore网站7月20日韩国蔚山报道,韩国现代重工(HHI)日前向总部设在休斯敦的Diamond海洋钻井公司交付了世界上最大的半潜式钻井装置Ocean Greatwhite号钻机。
Ocean Greatwhite号钻机长123米(404英尺)以及宽78米(256英尺)。此钻机能够在水深多达3000米(9842英尺)的海域进行钻井作业,该钻机能钻到海平面以下10670米(35000英尺)的深处。
这部钻机从今年10月份将用于英国石油公司在大澳大利亚湾的钻井作业。
HHI在2013年赢得了6.3亿美元的钻机制造合同,迄今已向Diamond海洋钻井公司交付了另外4艘钻井船。
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原文如下:
Hyundai delivers world’s largest semisubmersible drilling rig
07/20/2016
Offshore
ULSAN, South Korea – Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has delivered Ocean Greatwhite, the world’s largest semisubmersible drilling rig, to Diamond Offshore Drilling.
The Ocean Greatwhite is 123 m (404 ft) long and 78 m (256 ft) wide. It is capable of operating in water depths up to 3,000 m (9,842 ft) and drilling to a depth of 10,670 m (35,000 ft) from the sea surface.
The rig will be chartered to BP for operation in the Great Australian Bight from October 2016.
HHI won the $630-million rig construction contract in 2013 and has delivered four other drillships to the Houston-based drilling contractor.