- Songa Mercur
The Songa Mercur is a
semi-submersible drilling platform designed bySonga Offshore . It is capable of drilling in water up to a depth of 1200 feet.cite web|title=Songa Mercur extends southern sojourn|work=Upstream Online|date=December 7 2007 |url=http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article145635.ece|accessdate=2007-12-22] [cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/06/19/afx3835652.html|title=Oslo shares close higher led by Aker Yards, Frontline, Revus Energy update|publisher=Forbes.com|accessdate=2007-12-27|last=|first=] [cite web|url=http://www.marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMMVI/2006jan00261.html
title=Songa Offshore lists in Oslo|publisher=www.marinelog.com|accessdate=2007-12-27|last=|first=]In May 2006 Songa Offshore signed a nine-month contract with Chevron to use the rig in
Australia . [cite web|title=Chevron Hires Songa Mercur for Work Offshore Australia |url=http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=32456|work=RigZone|date=May 24 2006 |accessdate=2007-12-22] A contract was later signed withSantos Ltd. , which was originally nine months and was extended to a year and then a year and a half. [cite web|title=Santos extends Songa Mercur service
url=http://www.offshore-mag.com/display_article/309872/120/ARTCL/none/COMPN/1/Santos-extends--Songa-Mercur--service/|work=Offshore|date=October 23 2007 |accessdate=2007-12-22]ee also
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Semi-submersible
*Semi-submersible Platform
*drilling platform Notes
External links
* [http://songaoffshore.no/media/Songa_Mercur_-_Exec_Sum_(August_2006)1.pdf Songa Mercur official executive summary] (PDF)
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