Another beauty gone... retired   This is Unocal's commercial video for the Discoverer Spirit   Enjoy   General Description:   Design / Generation: Transocean Enterprise class Drillship Constructing Shipyard: Astano, Spain Year Entered Service / Significant Upgrades: 2000 Classification: DNV +1A1 Flag: Marshall Islands Dimensions: 835 ft. long x 125 ft. wide x 62 ft. deep Drafts: 42 ft. operating / 33 ft. transit Accommodation: 200 persons Displacement: 91,394 st operating Variable Deck: 20,000 mt operating / 18,000 st transit Transit Speed: Up to 8 knots Maximum Water Depth: 10k ft. designed / 10k ft. outfitted Maximum Drilling Depth: 35k ft       Drilling Equipment   Derrick: Dreco Dual Activity, 226 ft. high, with 80 ft. long, 80 ft. wide base. Hookload Capacity (Main) 2,000,000 lbs. gross nominal capacity (Aux) 2,000,000 lbs. gross nominal capacity Drawworks: (Main): 2 x Continental Emsco EH-V5000; rated at 1,000 st with a 2 inch line. (Aux): 2 x Continental Emsco EH-V5000; rated at 1,000 st with a 2 inch line. Compensator: (Main) Varco Crown Mounted Compensator CM-25-1000. (Aux) Varco Crown Mounted Compensator CM-25-1000. Rotary Table: (Main) Varco BJ RST 605 with a 60-1/2 inch maximum opening, and rated to 1,000 st. (Aux) Varco BJ RST 605 with a 60-1/2 inch maximum opening,  and rated to 1,000 st. Top Drive: (Main) Varco TDS8S rated to 750 st with a PH-100 pipe handler, and a maximum continuous torque rating of 62,250  lbs. (Aux) Varco TDS8S rated to 750 st with a PH-100 pipe handler,  and a maximum continuous torque rating of 63,000 lbs. Tubular Handling: Varco PRS-5 and PLS-5 pipe racking system, and Varco AR  3500 Iron Roughneck. Riser Feed: ABB Vetco HY-3 1,000 st hydraulic Mud Pumps: 4 x National 14-P-220 triplex pumps, each driven by 2 x GE 752 traction motors. HP Mud System: Rated for 7,500 psi Solids Control: 8 x Brandt LCM-2D/CM-2 linear motion shale shakers.   Power & Machinery   Main Power: 4 x Wartsila18V32 LNE 9,772 hp diesel engines, each driving ABB AC generators. 2 x Wartsila 12V32 LNE 6,515 hp engines driving ABB AC generators. Emergency Power: 1 x Wartsila 6R32 LNE diesel engine rated at 3,257 hp and driving an ABB 480V AC generator. Power Distribution: 22 Baylor/Cegelec SCR system generator protection. Storage Capacities: Fuel Oil 33,252 bbl, Liquid Mud 15,000 bbl, Base Oil 18,426 bbl, Brine NA, Drill Water 12,321 bbl, Potable Water 7,062 bbl, Bulk Material (mud + cement) 32,000 cu.ft., Sack Storage 16,000 sacks   BOP & Subsea Equipment   BOP Rams: 3 x Hydril 18-3/4 inch 15,000 psi Compact Double Ram Preventer BOP Annulars: 1 x Hydril preventer. GX Annuflex 18-3/4-inch 10,000 psi annular BOP Handling: BOP CRANE, 2 X 300 mt skid cart systems Marine Riser: Vetco HMF –F 21 inch OD and 75 ft. long joints; and 4-1/2 inch ID 15,000 psi choke and kill lines Tensioners: 6 x Hydralift 400 st direct acting cylinders with a 50 ft. stroke length. Tree Handling: Xmas tree trolley with xmas tree skid carts Diverter: Vetco CSO with a 60 inch bore and rated to 500 psi. Moonpool: 82 ft. length x 39 ft. width.   Station Keeping / Propulsion System   Thrusters: 6 x Rolls Royce Aquamaster 7,000 hp fully azimuthing. DP System: Kongsberg Maritime Triple Redundant SDP 32 system   Cranes   Cranes: 4 x 100 MT Hydralift electrohydraulic knuckle boom cranes, 6 m to 45 m lift radius.   Other Information   Helideck: Rated for Chinook 234 helicopters, 75 ft x 90 ft       Join our mailing list here We are #1 on Google and Bing for the "Largest Mobile Energy Network" Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here

Although retired, we wanted to share with you one of the most capable rigs to ever hit the water, the Discoverer Deep Seas Enjoy General Description:   Design / Generation: Transocean Enterprise class Constructing Shipyard: Astano, Spain Year Entered Service / Significant Upgrades: 2001 Classification: DNV +1A1 Flag: Marshall Islands Dimensions: 835 ft. long x 125 ft. wide x 64 ft. deep Drafts: 42 ft. operating / 39 ft. transit Accommodation: 200 persons Displacement: 111,830 st operating Variable Deck: 22,046 st operating / 19,841 st transit Transit Speed: Up to 12 knots       Drilling Equipment   Derrick: Dreco Dual Activity, 226 ft. high, with 80 ft. long, 80 ft. wide base. Hookload Capacity (Main) 2,000,000 lbs. gross nominal capacity (Aux) 2,000,000 lbs. gross nominal capacity Drawworks: (Main): 2 x Continental Emsco EH-V5000; rated at 1,000 st with a 2 inch line. (Aux): 2 x Continental Emsco EH-V5000; rated at 1,000 st with a 2 inch line. Compensator: (Main) Varco Crown Mounted Compensator CM-25-1000. (Aux) Varco Crown Mounted Compensator CM-25-1000. Rotary Table: (Main) Varco BJ RST 605 with a 60-1/2 inch maximum opening, and rated to 1,000 st. (Aux) Varco BJ RST 605 with a 60-1/2 inch maximum opening,  and rated to 1,000 st. Top Drive: (Main) Varco TDS8S rated to 750 st with a PH-100 pipe handler, and a maximum continuous torque rating of 62,250  lbs. (Aux) Varco TDS8S rated to 750 st with a PH-100 pipe handler,  and a maximum continuous torque rating of 62,250 lbs. Tubular Handling: Varco PRS-5 and PLS-5 pipe racking system, and Varco AR  3500 Iron Roughneck. Riser Feed: ABB Vetco HY-3 1,000 st hydraulic Mud Pumps: 4 x National 14-P-220 triplex pumps, each driven by 2 x GE 752 traction motors. HP Mud System: Rated for 7,500 psi Solids Control: 8 x Brandt LCM-2D/CM-2 linear motion shale shakers.   Power & Machinery   Main Power: 4 x Wartsila18V32 LNE 9,772 hp diesel engines, each driving  ABB AC generators. 2 x Wartsila 12V32 LNE 6,515 hp engines  driving ABB AC generators. Emergency Power: 1 x Wartsila 6R32 LNE diesel engine rated at 3,257 hp and  driving an ABB 480V AC generator. Power Distribution: 18 Baylor/Cegelec SCR system generator protection. Storage Capacities: Fuel Oil 33,252 bbl, Liquid Mud 20,000 bbl, Base Oil 125,000 bbl, Brine 125,000 bbl Drill Water 12,321 bbl, Potable Water 7,062 bbl, Bulk Material (mud + cement) 32,000 cu.ft., Sack Storage 16,000 sacks   BOP & Subsea Equipment   BOP Rams: 3 x Hydril 18-3/4 inch 15,000 psi Compact Double Ram Preventer BOP Annulars: 1 x Hydril preventer. GX Annuflex 18-3/4-inch 10,000 psi annular BOP Handling: Subsea Ventures Inc. BOP skid system comprised of 4 x BOP/Auxiliary skidding carts rated to 350 st each. Marine Riser: Vetco HMF –F 21 inch OD and 75 ft. long joints; and 4-1/2 inch ID 15,000 psi choke and kill lines Tensioners: 6 x Hydralift 400 st direct acting cylinders with a 50 ft. stroke length. Diverter: Vetco CSO with a 60 inch bore and rated to 500 psi. Moonpool: 72 ft. length x 30 ft. width.   Station Keeping / Propulsion System   Thrusters: 6 x Rolls Royce Aquamaster 7,000 hp fully azimuthing. DP System: Kongsberg Maritime Triple Redundant SDP 32 system   Cranes   Cranes: 2 x 75 MT and 2 x 65 MT Hydralift electrohydraulic knuckle boom cranes, 6 m to 45 m lift radius.   Other Information   Helideck: Rated for Chinook 234 helicopters Join our mailing list here We are #1 on Google and Bing for the "Largest Mobile Energy Network" Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here

  This is the crew of the Deepwater Pathfinder   The vessel has been scrapped now but lots of wonderful memories were had on this rig and many of the other rigs around the world.   If you have ever worked on the Deepwater Pathfinder then leave us a comment!   Join our mailing list here We are #1 on Google and Bing for the "Largest Mobile Energy Network" Come join our community! Download the Rig Lynx app here

Compilation video of Vantage Drilling's Tungsten Explorer during its 5 year SPS in Granadilla, Spain in January 2019. Tungsten Explorer Specifications Rig Type: Ultra Deepwater Drillship Rig Design: DSME 12,000 Year Built: 2013 Builder: DSME Class: DNV ?1A Ship- Shaped Drilling unit BIS DPS (3) Flag: Bahamas Hull Length: 781’ Hull Breadth: 138’ Hull Depth: 62’ Moon Pool: 82’ x 41’ Accommodation: 200 POB Helideck: CAP437, 75ft Octagon, Sikorsky S-61N, S-92 Compatible Water Depth (Design): 12,000’ Water Depth (Outfitted): 10,000’ Water Depth Min: 1,150’ Load Line Draft: 42.6’ Load Line Displacement: 111,634 MT Operating Draft: 39.3’ Operating Displacement: 102,682 MT Transit Draft: 27.8’ Transit Displacement: 71,706 MT Drilling Depth: 40,000’ Variable Load: 25,000 MT Max Setback: 1,000 MT 500 MT (In field Transit) Transit Speed: up to 12 kts Full specifications can be found here: http://vantagedrilling.com/wp-content...

Timelapse of the Stena Forth Drillship departing Las Palmas in 2018!

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