Sunday, October 2, 2011

Semi-Submersible Rig


Semi Submersible Drilling Rig For Sale
Semi Submersible Drilling Rig For Sale 

These platforms have hulls (columns and pontoons) of sufficient buoyancy to cause the structure to float, but of weight sufficient to keep the structure upright. Semi-submersible platforms can be moved from place to place; can be ballasted up or down by altering the amount of flooding in buoyancy tanks; they are generally anchored by combinations of chain, wire rope or polyester rope, or both, during drilling or production operations, or both, though they can also be kept in place by the use of dynamic positioning. Semi-submersibles can be used in water depths from 200 to 10,000 feet (60 to 3,000 m).


Saturday, October 1, 2011

Pdvsa plans to build 20 drilling rigs in 2015

State-run oil company PetrĂ³leos de Venezuela plans to assemble 11 oil rigs this year Ower Manrique, the president of state-run oil company Pdvsa Industrial, said that the Chinese-Venezuelan Drills Industry (ICVT) will assemble 11 oil rigs this year, and another 11 drilling rigs in 2012, and will expand the production of oil rigs to 20 units in 2015.

Manrique, who participated in the 1st Comprehensive Congress of the Venezuelan Oil Chamber, reported that the oil company will invest USD 500 million to assemble rigs, including several equipment specifically designed for heavy and extra-heavy oil fields at the Orinoco Oil Belt. "We have a package of specific proposals to adapt our equipment to the needs of the belt and to speed up oil production in the area," he said.

The oil rigs factory, located in the state of Monagas, northeastern Venezuela, expects to reach full production by 2015, with equipment ranging from 750 HP to 3,000 HP.

Pdvsa has projected that these drills will be used in projects carried out by the state-run oil company in Cuba and Ecuador, Manrique added.

For Pdvsa Industrial, it is essential to produce original designs adapted to the needs of the Venezuelan oil industry. "It is not the same thing to build a drilling rig for Canada than to build one for the oil fields located in the Orinoco Oil Belt," said one Pdvsa Industrial's official.

 This is an extract from http://www.eluniversal.com/economia/110930/pdvsa-plans-to-build-20-drilling-rigs-in-2015