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Type of oil rig
History Name GSF Development Driller II Owner Transocean Operator Transocean Port of registry Vanuatu , Port Vila Ordered 2 December 2002 Builder Laid down 26 May 2003 Acquired 19 February 2005 Identification Status Operational Notes General characteristics Class and type American Bureau of Shipping : A1, AMS, DPS-2Tonnage 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 m (26,000 cu ft)
Freshwater: 755 m (26,700 cu ft)
Lube oil: 71.78 m (2,535 cu ft)
Tank ballast: 21,891.81 m (773,102 cu ft)
Fuel oil: 3,226 m (113,900 cu ft)
Crew 176 Notes
GSF Development Driller II 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).
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
References
"Development Driller II (29750)" . Vessel Register for DNV . DNV . Retrieved 11 June 2010.^ "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.
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