Seadrill takes delivery of West Hercules

Oct. 10, 2008
Seadrill has taken delivery of the deepwater drilling rig West Hercules from the DSME shipyard in South Korea.

Offshore staff

HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Seadrill has taken delivery of the deepwater drilling rig West Hercules from the DSME shipyard in South Korea.

West Hercules has a three-year contract for Husky Oil China Ltd. for operations offshore China. The unit will proceed for mobilization and drilling operations are expected within the next thirty days.

West Hercules is a sixth generation, high specification, deepwater semisubmersible drilling unit. The rig can run parallel drilling operations and is designed with a dynamic positioning system and a water depth capacity up to 3,000 m (9,843 ft).

10/10/2008