Transocean Ltd.’s RIG semi-submersible drilling rig, Transocean Barents, is making its way to the Neptun Deep project for a 10-well drilling mission, marking a significant phase in Romania’s ...

Exploration well 6406/11-2 S will be drilled by the Deepsea Yantai semisubmersible drilling rig in production license 586. The total rig count in Canada is up 7 from last week and up 7 from the ...

People have to be hired to do all this. Since none of these are costs for the actual drilling equipment, and they have no salvage value after the well is no longer functioning, they are labeled as ...

the legs are lowered to the ocean's floor and the rig hull and drilling equipment is elevated well above the water's surface and away from any potential waves. The first type of elevating device ...