Fossil Energy – Upgrading
Seadrills drillship West Saturn has been upgraded in the Jurong Aracruz shipyard, Brazil for the Equinors campaign.
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The drilling contractor claimed that rig to be one of the most technologically-advanced drillships, in preparation for its contract with Norwegian Energy major.
West Saturn has been in the shipyard for the past many months preparing for its long-term contract and recently left the shipyard to begin sea trials and acceptance testing.
The rig recently had multiple upgrades done, but the biggest was getting a methanol injection system installed.
This innovative solution will reduce the rig’s fuel consumption rates by 10-15% AND reduce carbon emissions.
The firm term of the Equinor contract is expected to keep the rig busy until Q3 2026.