Sembcorp Delivers World’s First 8th-gen Ultradeepwater Drillship

The world’s first eighth-generation drillship, the Deepwater Atlas, is expected to begin operations at the Shenandoah project in the Gulf of Mexico later this year, according to a Transocean release.

Jennifer
Pallanich
Hart Energy
Sembcorp Delivers World’s First 8th-gen Ultradeepwater Drillship

The Deepwater Atlas—the world’s first eighth-generation drillship—is the first of two state-of-the-art drillships built for Transocean based on a proprietary design developed by Sembcorp Marine. (Source: Transocean, all rights reserved)

Sembcorp Marine Ltd. has delivered the world’s first eighth-generation drillship, the Deepwater Atlas, for Transocean subsidiary Triton Atlas GmBH.

The second one, Deepwater Titan, is expected to be delivered later this year. Based on Sembcorp’s Jurong Espadon 3T design, both are capable of operating in 12,000 ft water depth and drilling to 40,000 ft. The ultradeepwater drillships feature 3 million-pound hook-load hoisting capacity and will be capable of 20,000 (20K) psi operations.

The Atlas can accommodate a crew of 220. It was designed and equipped to optimize fuel consumption and lower emissions.

According to an August 2021 press release from Transocean, the Atlas will drill for BOE Exploration & Production LLC, which awarded Transocean a $252 million firm contract for the newbuild. The contract includes a $30 million mobilization fee.

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Jennifer Pallanich

Jennifer Pallanich is Hart Energy's senior editor for technology. She has reported on the technology that fuels oil patch exploration, development and production for more than two decades.

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