Drilling & Production

COSL accepts delivery of semi-submersible rig

Baird Maritime

DSIC Offshore has delivered the semi-submersible drilling rig Hai Yang Shi You 982 to owner COSL.

The sixth-generation deep-sea rig is 104.5 metres long with a maximum drilling depth of 9,144 metres.

The advanced drilling system allows automatic operation.

Equipped with what the company claims is the world's most advanced dynamic positioning system, the rig can endure level-16 typhoons.

The main engine of the rig's power station can provide enough electricity for a town of 150,000.