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News Release from: Aker Kvaerner Oil and Gas | Subject: Aker H-6e rigs
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 April 2008
Drilling rig hull leaves Dubai for Stord
in Norway
The 16 000 tonnes hull substructure for the world's most advanced drilling rig Aker H-6e has started on its 50 day journey, from Dubai to Stord in Norway
With the 16,000 tonnes being equivalent to 16,000 cars, this is one of the largest drilling rigs ever to be towed The hull was constructed by Aker Solutions at the Drydocks World Dubai yard and will be towed to the Aker Solutions yard at Stord, situated on the west coast of Norway
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 17 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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There it will be assembled with the topside facility and subject to further construction work prior to delivery.
The 120 meter long hull will be towed through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea, passing the western coasts of Spain and France, entering the North Sea before it reaches its final destination at Stord on the Norwegian west coast in late May/early June.
Aker Solutions has designed and is building two H-6e drilling rigs - the latest-generation of semi-submersible platforms.
The H-6e rigs have been specially designed to conquer the challenges of deepwater drilling operations in harsh environments.
H-6e rigs can drill in water depths up to 3,000 meters, with a maximum drill string length of 10,000 meters.
Drilling operations are mainly conducted within enclosed areas of the topside facilities, for safe, year-round operations.
Exposed operating and inspection areas are shielded from wind and water, and a variety of heating systems compensate for Arctic-weather conditions.
The H-6e hulls provide enhanced stability, so that the drilling can continue in weather conditions that would require other rig designs to shut down.
The H-6e rig is the successor to the world's most widely proven semi-submersible drilling rig design, the Aker Solutions H3 and H4 rigs, which continue to demonstrate over 30 years of excellent performance around the world.
In addition to drilling rigs, Aker Solutions has delivered some of the most advanced and sophisticated field production semi-submersibles in the world, the most recent example is the Kristin platform delivered to StatoilHydro.
Two Aker H-6e rigs, Aker Spitsbergen and Aker Barents, are under construction in 2008 by Aker Solutions.
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