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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Ensco plc took delivery of the ENSCO DS-7. The vessel, an advanced-capability, ultra-deepwater drillship, will embark from the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea to Angola, where it is contracted to Total for three years beginning in Q4 at an initial day rate in the mid $610,000s.
ENSCO DS-7 is the third Ensco rig contracted to Total and will be the fourth Ensco rig working in West Africa.
Chairman, President and CEO Dan Rabun said, “The West Africa deepwater market continues to be an exciting exploration area and we are pleased to expand our presence in this region with our newest drillship.”
ENSCO DS-7 is the fifth of eight rigs in the company’s ultra-deepwater DP3 drillship series, which are equipped with advanced technological features for drilling and completing deepwater wells including DPS-3 certified dynamic positioning, six-ram 15,000 psi BOPs, enhanced off-line capability, 2.5 million-pound hook load on main rotary, 6,000-barrel active and 7,400-barrel reserve dual-fluid systems, 165 MT active heave subsea crane, significant storage and deck space, and accommodations for up to 200 persons.
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