GSF Development Driller II

History
Name	GSF Development Driller II
Owner	Transocean
Operator	Transocean
Port of registry	Vanuatu, Port Vila
Ordered	2 December 2002
Builder	PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd (primary); Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd (subcontractor); Singapore;
Laid down	26 May 2003
Acquired	19 February 2005
Identification	ABS class no.: 8765515; Call sign: YJUL9; DNV ID: 29750; IMO number: 8765515; MMSI number: 576971000;
Status	Operational
Notes
General characteristics
Class and type	American Bureau of Shipping: A1, AMS, DPS-2
Tonnage	30,236 GT; 9,070 NT;
Length	115.7 m (380 ft)
Beam	78.68 m (258.1 ft)
Draught	operating: 17 to 20 m (56 to 66 ft); Transit: 8.3 m (27 ft);
Depth	37 m (121 ft)
Deck clearance	16,016 m (52,546 ft)
Propulsion	8 × 4,300 hp
Capacity	Base oil: 730 m3 (26,000 cu ft); Freshwater: 755 m3 (26,700 cu ft); Lube oil: 71.78 m3 (2,535 cu ft); Tank ballast: 21,891.81 m3 (773,102 cu ft); Fuel oil: 3,226 m3 (113,900 cu ft);
Crew	176
Notes

GSF Development Driller II is a fifth generation, Vanuatu-flagged dynamic positioning semi-submersible ultra-deepwater drilling rig owned and operated by Transocean. The vessel is capable of drilling in water depths up to 7,500 ft (2,300 m) with drilling depth of 35,000 ft (11,000 m), upgradeable to 37,500 ft (11,400 m).^[2]

Development Driller II was deployed in drilling a relief well on the Macondo Prospect to stop the oil spill caused by the explosion and subsequent loss of Deepwater Horizon.^[4]

References

^ "Development Driller II (29750)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b "GSF Development Driller II". Transocean. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
^ "ABS Record: GSF Development Driller II". American Bureau of Shipping. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
^ Staff and wire writers (17 May 2010). "Second Macondo relief well under way". Upstream Online. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

External links

Transocean official website
Development Driller II current position at VesselTracker

[dnv-1] "Development Driller II (29750)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

[gsfdd2-2] "GSF Development Driller II". Transocean. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

[abs-3] "ABS Record: GSF Development Driller II". American Bureau of Shipping. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

[upstream170510-4] Staff and wire writers (17 May 2010). "Second Macondo relief well under way". Upstream Online. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

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