Transocean Sedco Forex Drillship Discoverer Spirit Sets New Record for Ultra-Deepwater Drilling
December 30th, 2007 | by Administrator |CONTACT: Le Groupe Forex Inc.
Unocal and Transocean Sedco Forex use internal benchmarking to develop a detailed plan for each well to achieve optimal drilling results. Drill site supervisors and contractor personnel aboard the Discoverer Spirit receive the tools and authority they need in order to perform and an incentive to plan rigorously and execute with high efficiency.
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FOREX considers its offer highly advantageous for Amisk shareholders, who stand to achieve a 32 percent gain, with no tax implications, on the price of Amisk shares as at the date the bid was first announced. A further advantage is that FOREX shares will give Amisk shareholders greater access to share liquidity while retaining an interest in the development of Panneaux Chambord inc., Amisk’s prime asset.
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Transocean Sedco Forex Inc. is the world’s largest offshore drilling contractor with more than 170 full or partially owned, chartered and managed mobile offshore drilling units, inland barges and other assets utilized in the support of offshore drilling activities worldwide. The company’s mobile offshore drilling fleet is considered one of the most modern and versatile in the world with 50 semisubmersible drilling rigs (including two in the final stages of construction), 16 drillships and 55 jackup drilling rigs. Transocean Sedco Forex Inc. specializes in technically demanding segments of the offshore drilling business, including industry-leading positions in deepwater and harsh environment drilling services. With a current equity market capitalization in excess of $15 billion, the company’s ordinary shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RIG.”
Blowout prevention equipment was installed and tested after the May 2 spudding, and drilling operations are under way.
The exploration well, on Unocal’s Trident prospect in Alaminos Canyon block 903, surpasses the previous claimed industry record of drilling in 9,157 feet of water set offshore Gabon earlier this year.
The Discoverer Spirit utilizes Transocean Sedco Forex’s proprietary dual-activity drilling process. Along with Unocal’s unique approach to low-cost drilling, dual activity is designed to reduce by approximately 15% the time required to drill exploration wells and up to 40% for production wells. Dual-activity time savings are achieved by performing drilling tasks in parallel steps instead of sequentially with conventional offshore drilling rigs. To date, the Discoverer Spirit has drilled three deepwater exploration wells in the Gulf of Mexico for Unocal, resulting in significant time savings.
FOREX has no intention of modifying the regional nature of Amisk’s other investments, particularly the Societe en commandite Soccrent or Sodexpan inc. Rather, FOREX plans to closely examine the benefits and feasibility of entrusting or transferring these investments to interests in the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean region.
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