Rigs are specifically constructed for Norwegian Continental Shelf operations
The naming ceremony for four semi-submersible rigs, Hull No. 3031, 3032, 3034, 3035, ordered by the Norwegian based Songa Offshore Company, on the 24th of October.
Around 290 honored guests attended the naming ceremony including Mr. Frederik W. Mohn, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Songa Offshore SE, Mr. Bjørnar Iversen, Chief Executive Officer for Songa Offshore and Mr. Jaeho Ko, President and CEO of DSME.
The four women sponsor Mrs. Ekaterina Mohn, Mrs. Beate Myking, Mrs. Marjoleine Boogers, Mrs. Karin Hansson were on hand to name each rig as: Songa Equinox, Songa Endurance, Songa Encourage, Songa Enabler.
DSME and Songa Offshore signed these contracts on two separate occasions in September 2011 and again in May 2012. These semi-submersible rigs are able to drill down to a maximum of 8,500m in water up to 500m in depth and operate in the bad weather and intense cold of the North Sea. These rigs called Category-D’, are new generation drilling and well intervention rigs specifically constructed for Norwegian Continental Shelf operations. They are outfitted with winterization and heat tracing systems making them uniquely prepared for the harsh weather conditions of the North Sea.
These rigs applied DNV DYNPOS – ER’ regulation, which is a much stricter regulation when compared to a generalized positioning system such as the Dynamic Positioning System (DPS).
Source and Image Credit: DSME
