Offshore Oil gas drill rig-West Saturn

 6th Generation Ultra-Deepwater Dillship Info/Jobs.   

Vessel Name:     West Saturn
Owner:                 Seadrill Ltd
Manager:             Seadrill Ltd
Rig Type:             Drillship
Sub Type:             Ultradeep Water
Max Water Depth (ft):     9,900
Max Drill Depth (ft):         37,500
Competitive:                     Yes

Current Location:
Country:         Brazil
Region:          Latin America

Rig Construction Details:
Rig Design:         Samsung
Rig Model:         12000 Double Hull
Year Built:         2014
Country of Build:     South Korea
Yard Name:     Geoje (Koje) Shipyard
Group Yard Name:     Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI)

Rig Contract Details:
Operating Status: Operational
Operator:               ExxonMobil Corporation 

 

The offshore driller Seadrill Ltd. on March 04, 2021, said that its UDW drillship West Saturn gets more time with ExxonMobil offshore Brazil. In its recent fleet update, Seadrill confirms that ultra-deepwater drillship West Saturn will remain operating offshore Brazil until November 2021, after current operator ExxonMobil declared a one-well contract option. The rig, which had been due to finish up with the operator in June, is undertaking exploration drilling at the Opal and Titan prospects with the third well location to be confirmed.

 

Seadrill has entered into a new contract, an extension and received an LOA, adding USD 35.1 million over approximately 480 days to the total backlog, with good prospects for additional backlog on these units.

Seadrill on Jun 2nd, 2020, has issued an update on the status of its offshore rig fleet and market prospects. More recently, Seadrill secured a $48-million, two-well contract from ExxonMobil for the drillship West Saturn to operate offshore Brazil, including 2.5 years of continuous optionality.

 

According to reports, on January 12, 2021, the Oil major ExxonMobil is preparing to drill an exploration well in waters offshore Brazil, using Seadrill’s West Saturn drillship. ExxonMobil and Seadrill are preparing for the drilling campaign in the country and the West Saturn drillship is already located at block CM-789, in the Campos Basin. ExxonMobil is the operator of the exploration block CM-789 and has a 40 per cent interest with Petrobras and Qatar Petroleum as partners each holding a 30 per cent interest.

 

The rig arrived on location on 11 January and is undergoing tests over the next few days in preparation to start drilling operations at the Opal well over the upcoming weekend. Seadrill’s latest fleet status report, published in November 2020, shows that the West Saturn’s contract with ExxonMobil was scheduled to start this month. The rig’s day rate is $225,000.

 

 The contract for the 2014-built drillship is scheduled

to end in July 2021 unless Exxon uses its options available under the contract which could keep the rig operating for the oil major until December 2023. ExxonMobil has also recently started drilling operations at the Bulletwood-1 well site on the Canje Block located offshore Guyana, using the Stena Carron drillship.

 

The West Saturn is a 6th generation ultra-deepwater drillship, built in 2014 and equipped to drill in water depths of up to 12,000 feet (3600 metres) with an operational history in offshore Africa. Seadrill has secured a firm contract for one well and one drill stem test with Statoil Brasil Óleo e Gas for the West Saturn in Brazil. The contract also includes a number of option wells to be drilled in blocks where Statoil has license and operatorship.

 

During the third quarter, Seadrill signed $260 million in new drilling contracts and extensions combined, securing work for six offshore drilling rig. Equinor exercised the first two of seven options for the West Saturn in Brazil, employing the unit until Q3 2019 and adding approximately $85 million to backlog.

 

The West Saturn is expected to commence

operations between December 2017 and January 2018. The backlog for the firm portion of the contract is expected to be approximately $26 million. The drillship will be upgraded with a managed pressure drilling (MPD) system, which is expected to be utilized as part of the upcoming work scope. The West Saturn represents the fifth unit managed by Seadrill equipped with MPD equipment.

 

 

Statoil Brasil Oleo e Gas Ltda has awarded Seadrill rig contracts for exploration drilling in the BM-S-8 license in the Santos basin. The agreement includes two contracts: Seadrill Offshore AS will provide the drillship West Saturn and Seadrill Serviços de Petroleo Limitada will provide services on board. The fixed contract scope includes one exploration well and one drill stem test, which are part of the license commitments of the exploration phase. The BM-S-8 license contains parts of the Carcará pre-salt oil discovery.

 Updated commencement date for the contracts is planned between 1 December 2017 and 1 March 2018. Under the contract, Statoil intends to drill the independent Guanxuma prospect. Following the Guanxuma well, Statoil plans to perform a drill stem test on the Carcara discovery. In addition to the firm program, the contracts include options for seven more exploration wells. Statoil can exercise these options based on the results of the firm exploration program and may deploy the West Saturn across its Brazilian assets, given regulatory approval.

 

On July 12, 2017 Statoil announced an agreement that will increase the company’s interest in the BM-S-8 licence from 66% to 76%. Statoil has been present in Brazil for over 15 years and built a portfolio that includes the Peregrino field in Campos basin and assets in the exploration and development phase. In this period, the company has invested more than $10 billion, paid almost $1 billion of government take and employed more than 1,000 people either directly or indirectly.

 

Vessel Name: West Saturn; General (U.S.): Built: 2014 Samsung Heavy Industries; Design: Samsung 12,000; Flag / Class: Panama / Abs; Dimensions: 748 Ft Long / 137.8 Ft Wide; Drafts: 39.4 Ft Drilling / 27.9 Ft Transit; Displacements: 106,088 St Drilling / 73,159 St Transit; Variable Load: 22,047 St Drilling / 18,188 St Transit; Accommodations: 200 Persons; Helideck: Sikorsky S-92, Mil-Mi-8; Max Water Depth: 12,000 Ft Designed / 10,285 Ft Outfitted; Max Drilling Depth: 37,500 Ft;

 

Station Keeping: Dynamic Positioning: Kongsberg Dp Class 3; Thrusters: 6x Rolls Royce Aquamaster 6,035 Hp Azimuthing; Transit Speed: Up To 11.5 Knots; Mooring Lines: Harbor Mooring Only; Mooring Winches: Harbor Mooring Only;

Storage Capacities: Fuel: 37,793 Bbl; Drill Water: 15,362 Bbl; Potable Water: 9,132 Bbl; Active Liquid Mud: 6,544 Bbl; Reserve Liquid Mud: 9,435 Bbl; Bulk Bentonite/Barite: 15,962 Ft3; Bulk Cement: 15,962 Ft3; Sack Storage Area: 7,000 Sacks;

 

Drilling Package: Derrick: Dual Nov 210 Ft Tall With

80 Ft X 60 Ft Base 1,250 + 1,000 St Gross Nominal Capacity; Top Drive: 1x Main + 1x Aux Nov Tdx 1250 Rated, For 1,250 St Hoisting Capacity, 2x 1,340 Hp Ac Motors, Max Continuous Torque 105,000 Ft-Lbs At 125 Rpm; Drawworks: Main: Nov Dreco, 2” Drill Line, Max Pull 16 Lines Of 1,250 St, Aux: Nov Dreco, 2” Drill Line, Max Pull 14 Lines Of 1,000 St; Rotary Table: Main Varco Rst 75.5” Aux Varco Rst 60.5”;

 

Compensator: Main: Nov Crown Mounted, Rated For 766 St Compensated, 1,250 St Static, Aux: Nov Crown Mounted, Rated For 500 St Compensated, 1,000 St Static; Tubular Handling: Nov Automated Hydraracker; Mud Pumps: 4x Nov 14-P-220, 2,200 Hp; Hp Mud System: Rated For 7,500 Psi; Shale Shakers: 6x Nov Vsm 300;

 

Subsea Equipment: BOP: Nov 18 ¾”, 7 Nxt Rams, 15,000 Psi; Annular: 2x Shaffer Spherical 18 ¾”, 10,000 Psi; Diverter: Shaffer Max Bore 21 ¼“; Wellhead Connector: Drill-Quip Dx Dw, Dressed For 27” Wellhead; Riser : Shaffer 90 Ft Length 21” Od, 4” Id Boost Line; Tensioners: 8x Dual Shaffer 112.5 St Capacity Ea 50 Ft Line Travel;

 

Cranes: Primary Cranes: 3x Nov Hydralift Knuckle Boom Rated For 93.6 St At 62.3 Ft Radius; X-Mas Tree

Crane: Nov Heave Compensated Knuckle Boom Rated For 181.9 St At 59 Ft Radius;

Power: Main Engines: 6x Himsen 16h32/40v, 10,877 Hp Diesel Engines; Main Generators: 6x Abb 9,387 Hp @ 0.8 P.F.; Emergency Power: 1x Mtu 2,145 Hp Diesel Engine 1x Leroy Somer 1,810 Hp Generator @ 0.8 P.F.;

 

 

Drillship Ship Status Updated: Seadrill FSR May 23, 2019;

 

Rig type/Name: West Saturn; Generation/type 1: Ultra-deepwater; Built: 2014; Water depth(feet): 12,000; Drilling depth(feet): 40,000;

 

1) Location: Brazil; Client: Equinor; Start: 15.02.2018; Expire: 15.09.2019; Dayrate US$: 207,600; Duration(days): 577; Comment: Plus fixed price options ($207,600) until March...;

 

2) Location: Options; Client: Equinor; Start: Oct 2019; Expire: Mar 2021; Dayrate US$: 207,600;

 ==========================================

Drillship Ship Status Updated: Seadrill FSR August 20, 2019;

 

Rig type/Name: West Saturn; Generation/type 1: Ultra-deepwater; Built: 2014; Water depth(feet): 12,000; Drilling depth(feet): 40,000;

 

1) Location: Brazil; Client: Equinor; Start: 15.02.2018; Expire: 23.09.2019; Dayrate US$: 207,600; Duration(days): 585; Comment: Plus fixed price options ($207,600) until March...;

 ==========================================

 Drillship Status Updated: Seadrill Ltd. FSR Q4 2020-03.04.2020

          

Rig type/Name:        West Saturn   
Generation/type:      7th-BE    
Built:                          2014    
Water depth(feet):    12,000    
Drilling depth(feet):   40,000   
          
Location:        Brazil    
Client:             ExxonMobil    
Start:               Jan-2021    
Expire:            Nov-2021    
Dayrate US$:  225,000   
Comments:       Dayrate partly received in foreign currency. Fluctuations in exchange rates may result in an   
       adjustment to the dayrate. Dayrate includes MPD. A $7.5m mobilization fee, which is   
       incremental to the dayrate, was included in the award.   
Footnotes:         
---- 

 ==========================================

 Vessel Name:             West Saturn

Owner:                        Seadrill
Rig manager:             Seadrill
Type:                           Drillship 
Design category:        Drillship 7th gen
Full design name:      Samsung 12000

IMO:                    9657428
Class:                ABS
Constructed at:        Samsung HI
Year in SVC:            2014
Latest upgrade:        ----
Competitive:            Yes
SPS due date:            ----

Contract status:       
Status:             Drilling
Operator:         ExxonMobil
Country:          Brazil
Region:            South America
Day rate:          225 000 
Next available:     02.11.2021
Available until:     ----
Backlog:               ----
Value: Value ($m): 272-300

1) Contract detail:       
Country:                      Brazil
Day rate:                     225 000 
Start date:                    01.07.2021        
End date:                    01.11.2021
Operator:                     ExxonMobil
Location:                     Opal and Titan prospects
Number of wells:         01
Variable rate:              No
Water depth:                ----
Work type:                  Exploration drilling
Duration (days):         123 
Comment:                   Declared options

2) Contract detail:       
Country:                       Brazil
Day rate:                       225 000 
Start date:                    01.01.2021        
End date:                     30.06.2021
Operator:                      ExxonMobil
Location:                      Opal and Titan prospects
Number of wells:         02
Variable rate:                No
Water depth:                ----
Work type:                    Exploration drilling
Duration (days):            ----  
Comment:                     Including 2.5 years of continuous optionality.

3) Contract detail:       
Country:                         Brazil
Day rate                          207 600
Start date:                      15.02.2018
End date:                        23.09.2019
Operator                         Equinor
Location                         ----
Number of wells:          ----
Variable rate:                 No
Water depth:                  ----
Work type:                     None type
Duration (days):            585
Comment:                      Plus fixed price options ($207,600) until March..

==========================================

 

Vessel: West Saturn
IMO: 9657428
MMSI: 352026000
Call Sign: 3FUQ9
Flag: Panama [PA]
Gross Tonnage: 60514
Deadweight: 59285 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 227.8m × 42m
Year Built: 2014
Status: Active

Voyage Info:
BR RIO (Rio de Janeiro [BR]) : ATD : ATD: 2021-01-10 10:11 LT (UTC -3)---------->---------->---------->OPAL-1: Reported ETA: 2021-01-11 16:45 LT

Reported ETA: 2021-01-11 16:45 LT

Reported Destination: OPAL-1

Draught (Reported/Max): 8.6 m / ----

Speed recorded (Max / Average): 7.2 knots / 6.9 knots

Reported Destination and ETA Received 2021-03-06 11:09 UTC

Draught: 12m

Position:
Position Received: 2021-03-06 11:39 UTC 1 hour, 42

minutes ago
Vessel's Local Time: 2021-03-06 08:39 LT (UTC -3)
Area: ECSA - East Coast South America
Current Port: -
Latitude / Longitude: -24.654° / -40.89383°
Status: Restricted Manoeuvrability
Speed/Course: 0.1 kn / 316 °
AIS Source: 822 PY1YBC

Weather:
Wind: 12 knots
Wind direction: NW (297°)
Air Temperature: 27°C

Previous Position:
Position Received: 2019-09-13 01:39 UTC
Vessel's Time Zone: UTC -3
Area: ECSA - East Coast South America
Latitude/Longitude: -25.63383° S/-44.275° W
Status: Restricted Manoeuvrability
Speed/Course: 0.2kn/----
AIS Source: 3695 Force Solution

WEST SATURN (IMO: 9657428) is a Drill Ship that was built in 2014 (7 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Panama.
It’s carrying capacity is 59285 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 8.6 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 227.8 meters and her width is 42 meters.

Ex Names History:
Vessel Name: WESTPPATURN
Flag: PA
Last Reported: 2018-09-29 01:38:00