Drillship order for Brazilian yard

The ship will be based on a proprietary Jurong Espadon drillship design, which the yard says represents the next generation of high-specification drillships with advanced capabilities for operational efficiency and ultra-deepwater operations worldwide. The DP3 drillship will have a 40m wide main deck, a large moon pool, azimuth thrusters and be capable of operating at 10,000ft water depth and drilling to depths of 40,000ft.

It is scheduled for delivery in 2015, and be operated by Guarapari Drilling, a Dutch subsidiary of Sete Brasil.

Wong Weng Sun, president and CEO of Sembcorp Marine said “This is a very significant milestone as this order not only represents the first drillship that our group is building for Brazil but it is also the first project secured by our new shipyard in Aracruz. The fact that Sete Brasil has chosen our design is a testament of the drillship’s high-specification capabilities and innovative design as compared to its peers. We believe this order will be the first of many orders in Sete Brasil’s ambitious drillship expansion programme to develop the giant Brazilian pre-salt oil fields.”