 Development Driller III,Q4000,Discoverer Enterprise on the site of theDeepwater Horizon oil spill on 18 May 2010 | |
| History | |
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| Name | Development Driller III |
| Owner | Transocean |
| Operator | Transocean |
| Port of registry |  Vanuatu,Port Vila |
| Ordered | 12 January 2006 |
| Builder | Keppel AmFELS,Singapore |
| Laid down | 25 November 2006 |
| Acquired | 22 May 2009 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Operational |
| Notes | [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 117 m (384 ft) |
| Beam | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Draught | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Depth | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Deck clearance | 77.10 m (253.0 ft) |
| Propulsion | 8 ×Caterpillar 3616diesel engines |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 200 |
| Notes | [2] |
Development Driller III is a fifth generation,Vanuatu-flaggeddynamic positioningsemi-submersible ultra-deepwater drilling rig owned byTransocean and operated under lease agreements by various petroleum exploration and production companies worldwide. The vessel is capable of drilling in water depths up to 7,500 feet (2,300 m) with drilling depth of 35,000 feet (11,000 m), upgradeable to 37,500 feet (11,400 m).[3]
On 2 May 2010,Development Driller III started drilling a relief well onMacondo Prospect to stopmassive oil spill caused by theexplosion and subsequent loss of theDeepwater Horizon.[4]
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