Deepwater Semi Odeco Enhanced Victory Class Info/Jobs.
The rig arrived in Victorian state waters in mid-April for the beginning of the Victorian Otway Basin offshore drilling campaign. In the same month, Beach Energy terminated the deal for the Ocean Onyx.
Rig Name: Ocean
Onyx
Owner: Diamond Offshore Drilling
Manager: Diamond Offshore Drilling
Rig Type: Semisub
Sub Type: Deepwater Floater
Jackup Type: ----
Max Water Depth (ft): 6,000
Max Drill Depth (ft): 30,000
Dimensions (ft): 327 x 315 x 128
Competitive: Yes
Current Location:
Country: Australia
Region: EAUS - East Australia
Rig Construction Details:
Rig Design: Odeco
Rig Model: Ocean Victory
Year Built: 1973
Country of Build: Norway
Yard Name: Nylands Verksted, Oslo
Group Yard Name: Maritime Nyland A/S
Rig Contract Details:
Operating Status: Cold Stacked
Operator: Beach Energy
On August 17, 2020, Beach Energy, the Australian oil and gas company has signed a 
new offshore drilling agreement with Diamond Offshore for the use of the Ocean Onyx semi-submersible drilling rig. Beach Energy said that the deal was signed with support from its joint venture partner O.G. Energy. According to the company, the Ocean Onyx rig will undertake Beach’s Victorian Otway offshore drilling program.
The agreement provides for the drilling of up to nine wells (six firm and three options), with drilling operations expected to begin between December 2020 and March 2021 – subject to extension, should certain conditions occur that could impact the timing. The first well in the drilling sequence is expected to be the Artisan-1 exploration well, followed by a series of development wells in the Geographe and Thylacine gas fields.
Beach Energy added that the agreement was inked at a globally competitive rig rate for deepwater semi-submersible rigs. The deal includes provisions for COVID-19 related costs and delays.
Beach managing director and CEO Matt Kay said: “We are pleased to constructively engage with Diamond and sign a new drilling agreement, in what has been a difficult time for the industry. It means Beach can move forward with its plans to develop additional natural gas supplies for the east coast gas market. “We look forward to working closely with Diamond over the coming weeks to prepare for the start-up of the offshore drilling campaign”.
Concurrent with the signing of the agreement, Beach and Diamond also signed a settlement agreement which dismisses all current legal proceedings regarding the termination of the previous drilling agreement. The initial deal for the rig was agreed in late January 2019. The Ocean Onyx was supposed to be delivered to Beach between December 2019 and February 2020 following upgrades, maintenance, and commissioning.On Jan 31, 2019, Beach Energy announced that the 1973-built semisub will undergo upgrades and reactivation before drilling the first well in the Otway Basin in March 2020. Contract duration still to be confirmed.
Ocean Onyx: GENERAL DESCRIPTION : Design: Victory Class; Year Entered Service: 2013; Classification: ABS, Column Stabilized Drilling Unit; Dimensions: 327 ft long x 315 ft wide x 128 ft high; Draft: 74.5 ft operating / 41.6 ft transit; Displacement: 35,375 ton operating; Variable Deck: 5,600 sT operating; Transit Speed: up to 4 knots; Water Depth: 6,000 ft; Drilling Depth: 30,000 ft;DRILLING EQUIPMENT: Derrick: NOV Dreco, 180 ft high with 40 ft x 40 ft base, combined static hook load capacity of 1,600 kips; Drawworks: Continental Emsco C-3-II, 3 DC electric motors, 1,000hp each, with 1 ¾” drilling line; Compensator: NOV drill string motion compensator, 600 kips capacity, 25 ft stroke; Rotary Table: NOV RST, 49 ½”; Top Drive: NOV TDS-4S, 750 ton with PH-85 pipe handler; Tubular handling: NOV ST-120 Iron Roughneck for tubular range 3 ½” to 9 ¾” Mud Pumps: 4 x NOV 12-P-160, 1,600hp, 7,500 psi;
POWER EQUIPMENT: Main Power: 5 x Caterpillar 3516C Tier II diesel engines rated 2,150hp each driving 600 V AC generators; Emergency Power: Caterpillar c32 engine rated 720 kW driving Kato 4p6-2450 900 kVA generator;STORAGE CAPACITIES: Liquid Mud: 7,590 bbls; Base Oil: 3,200 bbls; Brine: 3,210 bbls; Drill Water: 11,467 bbls; Potable Water: 2,982 bbls; Bulk Material: 13,800 cu ft (mud + cement); Sack Storage: 4,000 sacks;
CRANES: 2 x 60 ton Seatrax 6032 with 140 ft boom, 1 x 75 ton Seatrax 9028 with 160 ft boom, 1 x 35 mT NOV 3426 knuckle boom crane;
SUBSEA EQUIPMENT: Diverter: Vetco 49 ½” 500 psi with_16” flow line; BOP Stack: Shaffer 18 ¾” 15,000 psi five-ram preventer Shaffer dual 18 ¾” 10,000 psi annular preventers APIS53 compliant; C&K Manifold: 3 1/16”, 15,000 psi; Marine Riser: Shaffer FT-E, 75 ft long per joint; Tensioners: 8 x 200 kips Dual Rucker wireline riser tensioners. Total capacity 1,600 kips with 50 ft of wire travel; Moonpool: 41 ft X 81 ft;
MOORING SYSTEM: Mooring System: (8) 3 ¼” x 3,800 ft RQ4 chains, (8) 3 ½” x 8,800 ft wires, (8) 15mT Bruce MK-6 anchors;
OTHER INFORMATION: Accommodation: 140 people; Helideck: Sikorsky S-92, CAP 437 compliant;
9 Jan 2012, Keppel AmFELS LLC, a US wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has secured a contract from Diamond Offshore to construct and upgrade a moored semisubmersible rig with
delivery scheduled for 3Q 2013. The estimated shipyard contract price is approximately US$150 million. The rig, to be named Ocean Onyx, will be constructed from an existing hull from a Diamond Offshore cold stacked unit, which previously operated as the Ocean Voyager. Keppel AmFELS' scope of work on the Ocean Onyx includes the reconstruction of the rig, installation of advanced equipment such as a modern drilling package, and installation of sponsons to the pontoons to enhance the stability of the rig in deepwater. The rig will be designed to operate in water depths of up to 6,000 feet and will have a variable deck load of 5,000 long tonnes, a five-ram blowout preventer, and quarters capacity for 140 personnel.
Fixture date: 31.01.2019
Name: Ocean Onyx
Type: Semisubmersible
Rig manager: Diamond Offshore
Operator: Beach Energy
Country: Australia
Day rate(US$): ----
Duration (days): 75
Start date: 01.03.2020
End date: 15.05.2020
Comment: Estimated duration.
Fixture date: 17.08.2020
Name: Ocean Onyx
Type: Semisubmersible
Rig manager: Diamond Offshore
Operator: Beach Energy
Country: Australia
Day rate: 210 000
Duration (days): 365
Start date: 31.12.2020
End date: 31.12.2021
Comment: Estimated Dayrate. Plus three one-well options....
Vessel Name: OCEAN ONYX
Vessel Type - Semisub Drilling Rig
IMO: 8753366
MMSI: 538001765
Call Sign: V7EB9
Flag: Marshall Is [MH]
Gross Tonnage: 24615
Summer DWT: 102 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 106.35 x 105.16 m
Year Built: 1973
Home Port: ----
Status: Active
Voyage Information:
SG SIN: SINGAPORE: ATD: 2020-03-10 07:12 LT (UTC +8)---------->---------->---------->WEST CAM 166: Reported ETA: 2020-09-11 10:00 LT
Reported Destination: WEST CAM 166
Draught (Reported/Max): 25 m / ----
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 5.7 knots / 5.3 knots
Reported Destination and ETA Received 2020-06-01 11:00 UTC
Position
Position Received: 2020-06-01 11:11 UTC
Vessel is Out-of-Range
Area: EAUS - East Australia
Current Port: ----
Latitude / Longitude: -37.97799° / 144.7757°
Status: Stopped
Speed/Course: 0 kn / 251 °
AIS Source: 106
OCEAN ONYX is currently located at EAUS - East Australia at position 37° 58' 40.764" S, 144° 46' 32.52" E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2020-06-01 11:11 UTC (2 months, 28 days ago)
OCEAN ONYX (IMO: 8753366) is a Drilling Jack Up that was built in 1973 (47 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Marshall Is. It’s carrying capacity is 102 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 25 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 106.35 meters and her width is 105.16 meters.
EX Names History:
Flag: Vessel Name: Last Reported;
Marshall Is (MH): OCEAN ONYX: 2020-03-02 UTC
Marshall Is (MH): OCEAN ONYX: 2019-01-09 UTC
----: OCEAN VOYAGER: 2012-02-01 UTC
