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shipyard in
Singapore for the final completion in 2010. The reason of delays was related to a number of orders which were carried out simultaneously at the Yantai Raffles shipyard. Changing shipyards caused additional cost of between US$ 70 and 100 million. Beside of the Keppel FELS shipyard also
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is one of the largest offshore drilling rigs in the world. It is the first (and as of 2012 the only) Frigstad
Engineering developed Frigstad D90 design rig ever built. The rig is able to operate at the water depth up to 11,811 feet (3,600 m), which is classified by the oil industry as
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The rig was delivered to Saipem on 25 August 2011. On her maiden voyage to Cuba,
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drilled its first well on the JagĂĽey prospect in the North Cuba Basin for
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The rig was specifically built for drilling in the waters of
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12V32 diesel engines. It is equipped with two cranes.
802:"Spain's Repsol begins Cuba offshore drilling-sources"
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Frigstad D90-type ultra deepwater 6th generation
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in the air as the barge is moved out from underneath.
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903:(Press release). Frigstad Offshore. 2011-08-25
671:"Scarabeo 9 – The Massive Oil Drilling Vessel"
510:Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
338:. The drilling equipment was provided by the
980:"Frigstad chases second tender for D-90 unit"
614:"Keppel Completes Saipem Ultra Deepwater Rig"
380:holds the 17,100 metric ton deck box of
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858:"Change of yard for the Scarabeo 9 rig"
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1068:"PdVSA to perform exploratory drill"
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391:was ordered by Frigstad Offshore, a
700:"Saipem may move from CIMC Raffles"
471:United States embargo against Cuba
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1271:Liskey, Tom Darin (2012-07-05).
1211:Liskey, Tom Darin (2012-02-10).
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271:8 x Wärtsilä 12V32LNE 7,200 BHP
1214:"Repsol in oil chase off Cuba"
986:. NHST Media Group. 2011-01-07
961:. NHST Media Group. 2011-01-10
304:. It is owned and operated by
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1032:Wallis, Daniel (2011-05-18).
1274:"PDVSA to turn bit off Cuba"
955:"Fresh delay for Scarabeo-9"
924:Voss, Michale (2011-11-15).
531:was contracted to drill for
1154:Padgett, Tim (2012-01-27).
1129:Almeida, Rob (2012-05-18).
800:Franks, Jeff (2012-02-02).
768:Franks, Jeff (2011-08-26).
675:Marine Insight News Network
491:Deepwater Horizon explosion
477:has reported that only the
469:. It is compliant with the
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1095:Orsi, Peter (2012-01-21).
212:676–Column-stabilised Unit
1239:Sabo, Eric (2012-06-06).
502:United States Coast Guard
365:Construction and delivery
263:35.4 m (116 ft)
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500:it was inspected by the
442:was escorted around the
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239:115 m (377 ft)
587:Vessel Register for DNV
496:On its way to Cuba, in
408:Yantai Raffles Shipyard
378:Yantai Raffles Shipyard
247:78 m (256 ft)
201:General characteristics
97:Yantai Raffles Shipyard
1246:Bloomberg Businessweek
698:Xu Yihe (2011-01-10).
545:PetrĂłleos de Venezuela
541:Pinar del RĂo Province
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1102:The Salt Lake Tribune
650:Offshore Energy Today
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1330:Ships of the Bahamas
1320:Ships built in China
342:engineering company
113:US$ 750 million
1168:on February 5, 2013
506:Interior Department
1281:. NHST Media Group
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435:systems on board.
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1007:(Press release).
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455:Fairmount Glacier
444:Cape of Good Hope
335:Deepwater Horizon
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618:MarineLink
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581:Scarabeo 9
555:References
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268:Propulsion
168:IMO number
142:In service
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27:sea trials
878:cite news
516:Operation
393:Singapore
340:Norwegian
179:311046800
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156:Call sign
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355:Wärtsilä
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