Fossil Energy – Stena Evolution
Stena Drilling has taken delivery of the 12,000-ft drillship Stena Evolution from Samsung Heavy Industries’ yard in Geoje, South Korea.
The rig will soon mobilise to the US GOM for its maiden charter.
The Samsung Tiger design 7th generation drillship was originally ordered by Ocean Rig in 2014 and went by the name Ocean Rig Crete. Ocean Rig was acquired by Transocean in late 2018, including two newbuild drill ships but in September 2019 relinquished its interest in the newbuilds, one of which was the Ocean Rig Crete.
Stena Drilling entered into a purchase option agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries for the unit in December 2021.
In late May 2023, Stena Drilling signed a contract with Shell for Stena Evolution in the US GOM, where it will begin work around April 2024.
