Maersk Drilling names fourth ultra deepwater drillship (Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine)

Maersk Drilling names fourth ultra deepwater drillship

Published Sep 29, 2014

Maersk Drilling's fourth ultra deepwater drillship was named in a ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si, South Korea. Lene Berg, wife of Gregers Kudsk, Vice President in Maersk Drilling, had the honour of naming the drillship Maersk Voyager.

Maersk Voyager is the fourth in a series of four ultra deepwater drillships. The four drillships were ordered in 2011 and represent a total investment of USD 2.6bn.

Maersk Voyager is scheduled to be delivered from SHI in Q4 2014. Maersk Voyager remains without a first contract.

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