- Development Driller III
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Development Driller III, Q4000, Discoverer Enterprise on the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on May 18, 2010.Career Name: Development Driller III Owner: Transocean Operator: Transocean Port of registry: 
Vanuatu, Port VilaOrdered: 12 January 2006 Builder: Keppel AmFELS, Singapore Laid down: 25 November 2006 Acquired: 22 May 2009 Identification: ABS class no.:09172785
Call sign: YJVD2
DNV ID: 30254
IMO number: 8769121
MMSI no.: 576281000Status: Operational Notes: [1] General characteristics Tonnage: 37,981 GRT
23,513 DWTLength: 117 m (384 ft) Beam: 78 m (256 ft) Draught: 19 m (62 ft) Depth: 37 m (121 ft) Deck clearance: 77.10 m (253.0 ft) Propulsion: 8 x Caterpillar 3616 diesel engines Capacity: Diesel oil: 4,546.7 m3 (160,570 cu ft)
Freshwater: 2,934.98 m3 (103,648 cu ft)
Lube oil: 71.78 m3 (2,535 cu ft)
Tank ballast: 21,891.81 m3 (773,102 cu ft)
Other: 341.84 m3 (12,072 cu ft)Crew: 200 Notes: [2] Development Driller III is a fifth generation, Vanuatu-flagged dynamic positioning semi-submersible ultra-deepwater drilling rig owned by Transocean and operated under lease agreements by various petroleum exploration and production companies worldwide. The vessel is capable of drilling in water depths up to 7,500 feet (2,300 m) with drilling depth of 35,000 feet (11,000 m), upgradeable to 37,500 feet (11,400 m).[3]
On May 2, 2010, Development Driller III started drilling a relief well on Macondo Prospect to stop massive oil spill caused by the explosion and subsequent loss of the Deepwater Horizon.[4]
References
- ^ "Vessel Info: Development Driller III". DNV Exchange. Det Norske Veritas. 2010. https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=summary&vesselid=30254. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ "ABS Record: Development Driller III". American Bureau of Shipping. 26 September 2009. http://www.eagle.org/safenet/record/record_vesseldetailsprinparticular?Classno=09172785. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "Development Driller III". Transocean. http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Development-Driller-III-424C17.html?LayoutID=17. Retrieved 09 June 2010.
- ^ "Second Macondo relief well under way". Upstream Online (NHST Media Group). 2010-05-17. http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article215111.ece. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
External links
- Transocean official website
- Development Driller III current position at VesselTracker
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