Yavuz (drillship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Turkey | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Selim I, known as yavuz, "the resolute" |
| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Builder | Ulsan Shipyard, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea |
| Launched | July 2011 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 229.19 m (751.9 ft) |
| Beam | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Draft | 14.7 m (48 ft) |
| Speed |
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| Armament | None |
Yavuz, ex Deepsea Metro I, is a Turkey-flagged ultra deepwater drillship owned and operated by the Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO). She is Turkey's second drillship.[1][2][3]
History
The ship was designed by GustoMSC and built by the Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan at Ulsan Shipyard in South Korea in July 2011, and christened Deepsea Metro I.[4][5][6] Flagged Bermuda (2011-2018) and the Marshall Islands (2018-2019),[7][6] the drillship was owned by Golden Close Maritime Corp.,[3] and operated by Odfjell Drilling. She served off Tanzania (2012-2014) and Kenya (2014) until the end of 2014, off Vietnam (2015-2017) and Philippines (2017).[8] In May 2017, she became idle and was warm stacked in Malaysia waiting for a new contract.[3][4][5] She was purchased in October 2018 by the state-owned company Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO) at a price of US$262.5 million.[1][4] She sailed off Port of Algeciras in Spain, and arrived in the Marmara Sea on 22 February 2019.[1] It was reported that the ship was named Yavuz, and will start drilling operations in Mediterranean Sea,[2] right after the completion of maintenance and renovation works off Yalova. She is the second drillship of Turkey after Fatih, ex Deepsea Metro II.[1][4]
Characteristics
The deepwater drillship is 229.19 m (751.9 ft) long and has a beam of 36 m (118 ft) and a draft of 14.7 m (48 ft). Assessed at 51,283 GT and 38,000 DWT, she has a max. speed of 8.6 kn (15.9 km/h; 9.9 mph) and 4.5 kn (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph) in service.[7][6] The vessel is able to carry out drilling at a sea depth up to 10,000 ft (3,000 m).[1][3]
Ship registry
- ex Deepsea Metro I Bahama-flagged (July 2011 - October 2018)
- ex Deepsea Metro I Marshall Islands-flagged (December 2018 - March 2019)[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Turkey's second drillship passes through Çanakkale Strait". Daily Sabah. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Turkey's second vessel to start drilling in Mediterranean, Erdoğan says". Ahval News. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Ultra-Deepwater Dr,llship Deepsea Metro I Sold To Rurkey". Energy Global News. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d Shinn, David Carter (24 October 2018). "Bassoe: Ultra deepwater drillship Deepsea Metro I sold for $262.5 M". Offshore Energy Today. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Rig: Deepsea Metro I". Infield Rigs. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Deepsea Metro I". Fleet Mon. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Deersea Metro I". Maritime Traffic. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Deepsea Metro I wins another drilling contract". Odfjell Drilling. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2019.