Transocean Sets New Drilling Record

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

A new world record has been set in drilling. Transocean’s ultra-deepwater drillship the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1, drilled at the deepest water depth by an offshore drilling rig off the coast of India.

The rig recently spud a well in 10,411 ft of water while working for ONGC off the eastern coast of India. This accomplishment surpasses Transocean’s prior world record of 10,385 ft of water also set by the KG1 while working for ONGC in India in February.

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