Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazinehttp://www.scandoil.com/moxie-bm2/news/seadrill-agrees-to-acquire-high-specification-jack.shtmlSeadrill agrees to acquire high specification jack-up Prospector 3Seadrill Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire the company that owns the yard construction contract of the newbuild high specification jack-up rig
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Edit page New page Hide edit links Seadrill Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire the company that owns the yard construction contract of the newbuild high specification jack-up rig Prospector 3 from Prospector Offshore for a total purchase price of US$235 million. In addition, Seadrill will provide drilling and handling tools, spares and operations preparations resulting in a total cost for this rig, ready to drill, of approximately US$250 million. The Prospector 3 is scheduled to be delivered from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd. (DSIC Offshore) in China during the first quarter of 2014. The new unit is based on the F&G JU2000E design, with water depth capacity of 400ft and drilling depth of 35,000ft. The agreement with Prospector is subject to approval by DSIC Offshore. |