Project Profile
Rig Type: Semisub
Design: GM 4000-WI
Water Depth: 2,300 ft
Yard: Cosco, China
Value: US$560 million
Semco Maritime refurbished and serviced the semi-submersible rig Island Innovator in February 2016. Since then the rig has been drilling in the North Sea. The rig was contracted by Lundin Norway AS to complete the drilling of wildcat well 16/4-10, the well came up dry in March 2016. In January 2017 the Lundin received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 16/1-27 on the Edvard Grieg field. Drilling is scheduled to begin on 1 March 2017 and will last 44 days. The well is to be drilled by the Island Innovator mobile drilling facility. The facility is a type GM4000, delivered by the COSCO Shipyard in China in 2012. It is owned by Island Drilling Company and operated by Odfjell Drilling. Island Innovator was issued with an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) by the PSA in August 2013.
Owner: Odfjell Drilling
Contracted Operator: Lundin Norway AS
Construction Contractor: Cosco