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Abdülhamid Han (drillship)

Abdülhamid Han (ex Cobalt Explorer) is a Turkey-flagged seventh-generation ultra deepwater drillship owned and operated by the Turkish Petroleum Corporation. She is Turkey's fourth drillship.[1][2][3]

History
Turkey
Name
  • Abdülhamid Han
  • Cobalt Explorer
NamesakeAbdul Hamid II (r. 1876–1909), 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
OwnerTurkish Petroleum Corporation, TPAO (2021)
OperatorTurkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO)
Ordered2013
BuilderDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME), Okpo, Geoje, South Korea
Launched2014
AcquiredNovember 2021
In serviceAugust 2022
Identification
Statusactive
General characteristics
Tonnage
  • 66,429 GT
  • 61,450 DWT summer
Length238 m (780 ft 10 in)
Beam42 m (137 ft 10 in)
Draft19 m (62 ft 4 in)
Crew200

History edit

The US oil and gas company Vantage Drilling International ordered the construction of the drillship in 2013,[1][4] and prepaid US$59.5 million.[2] She was built in 2014 by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) at its shipyard in Okpo, Geoje, South Korea, and christened Cobalt Explorer.[5][6] In August 2015, the construction deal was terminated by DSME due to contract breach by Vantage Drilling. The ship was worth about US$600 million at that time.[5]

In May 2019, the Norwegian company Northern Drilling had an option to acquire Cobalt Explorer. The price of the ship had fallen to about US$350 million.[5] She was renamed West Cobalt. However, the deal was cancelled in October the same year by the offshore driller due to fundamental breach of contract.[1][5][7]

The state-owned oil and gas company, the Turkish Petroleum Corporation, TPAO, purchased the Bahamas-flagged idle drillship in November 2021 to add her to its drillship fleet of three sixth-generation drillships.[1][5][7][8] The vessel departed from Okpo Port, South Korea early March 2022, sailed to Turkey and arrived at the Port of Taşucu in Silifke, Mersin mid May the same year.[7][9] She was painted red/white with a big crescent and star of the Turkish flag on her prow. Work on equipment installation, technical procedures and certification was carried out before her planned commissioning in early August 2022.[10]

Name edit

The drillship is renamed in honor of Abdul Hamid II (r. 1876–1909), the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, like the three other drillships of the TPAO, Fatih (Mehmed II, known as Fatih, the "conqueror"), Yavuz (Selim I, known as yavuz, the "resolute") and Kanuni (Suleiman the Magnificent, known as Kanunî, the "lawgiver").[1][3]

Characteristics edit

Abdülhamid Han is a seventh-generation, advanced technology drillship (one of five in the world).[11] The ship can operate in rough sea conditions and drill into high-pressure gas reservoirs.[7] It is 238 m (781 ft) long, has a beam of 42 m (138 ft) and a draft of 19 m (62 ft).[1] She has 66,429 GT at 61,450 DWT in summer.[12]

It can drill to a total depth of 12,200 m (40,000 ft) in a maximum water depth of 3,657.5 m (12,000 ft), which is further than the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on earth.[11] The vessel's drawworks of type AKMH Wirth GH 9000 EG is powered by a 6,700 kW (9,000 hp) motor featuring a hookload capacity of 1,100,000 kg (2,500,000 lb) at the 104 m (341 ft) high tower.[2] The ship has a crew of 200.[10]

The ship's identification number is IMO number: 9705093,[8] MMSI Number 311021300 and the call sign is TCA7090.[12][13]

Mission edit

On 9 August 2022, the drillship was deployed from the Port of Taşucu to her first mission towards the "Yörükler-1" Well 55 km (30 nmi) off Gazipaşa, Antalya to explore hydrocarbon reserves in the Mediterranean Sea.[14]

See also edit

  • Fatih (ex Deepsea Metro II), sister ship and Turkey's first drillship (2017)
  • Yavuz (ex Deepsea Metro I), sister ship and Turkey's second drillship (2018)
  • Kanuni (ex Sertao), Turkey's third drillship (2020)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Turkey To Aquire [sic] DAEWOO's Stranded Drillship Cobalt Explorer". Energy Global News. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Rig: Cobalt Explorer". Infield Rigs. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Türkiye'nin yeni sondaj gemisi Abdülhamid Han'da sona doğru". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Vantage Drilling International". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e Lepic, Bojan (19 November 2021). . RigZone. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Cobalt Explorer (IMO 9705093) - Drilling Ship". Vessel Tracking Net. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Cobalt Explorer On Its Way To Turkey To Become 4th TPOA Drikkship". Energy Global News. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Abdulhamid Han". Ship Fix. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. ^ "New drillship arrives in Mersin". Hürriyet Daily News. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  10. ^ a b Uysal, Mustafa Ünal (3 August 2022). "Abdülhamid Han sondaj gemisi göreve hazır". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Türkiye's Abdülhamid Han drillship sails for mission in Med Sea - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  12. ^ a b "Abdulhamid Han". Vessel Finder. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Cobalt Explorer". Baltic Shipping. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Abdülhamid Han' ilk görev yerine uğurlandı". NTV (in Turkish). 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

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Abdulhamid Han ex Cobalt Explorer is a Turkey flagged seventh generation ultra deepwater drillship owned and operated by the Turkish Petroleum Corporation She is Turkey s fourth drillship 1 2 3 HistoryTurkeyNameAbdulhamid Han Cobalt ExplorerNamesakeAbdul Hamid II r 1876 1909 34th Sultan of the Ottoman EmpireOwnerTurkish Petroleum Corporation TPAO 2021 OperatorTurkish Petroleum Corporation TPAO Ordered2013BuilderDaewoo Shipbuilding amp Marine Engineering Co Ltd DSME Okpo Geoje South KoreaLaunched2014AcquiredNovember 2021In serviceAugust 2022IdentificationIMO number 9705093 MMSI Number 311021300 Call sign TCA7090StatusactiveGeneral characteristicsTonnage66 429 GT 61 450 DWT summerLength238 m 780 ft 10 in Beam42 m 137 ft 10 in Draft19 m 62 ft 4 in Crew200 Contents 1 History 2 Name 3 Characteristics 4 Mission 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editThe US oil and gas company Vantage Drilling International ordered the construction of the drillship in 2013 1 4 and prepaid US 59 5 million 2 She was built in 2014 by Daewoo Shipbuilding amp Marine Engineering DSME at its shipyard in Okpo Geoje South Korea and christened Cobalt Explorer 5 6 In August 2015 the construction deal was terminated by DSME due to contract breach by Vantage Drilling The ship was worth about US 600 million at that time 5 In May 2019 the Norwegian company Northern Drilling had an option to acquire Cobalt Explorer The price of the ship had fallen to about US 350 million 5 She was renamed West Cobalt However the deal was cancelled in October the same year by the offshore driller due to fundamental breach of contract 1 5 7 The state owned oil and gas company the Turkish Petroleum Corporation TPAO purchased the Bahamas flagged idle drillship in November 2021 to add her to its drillship fleet of three sixth generation drillships 1 5 7 8 The vessel departed from Okpo Port South Korea early March 2022 sailed to Turkey and arrived at the Port of Tasucu in Silifke Mersin mid May the same year 7 9 She was painted red white with a big crescent and star of the Turkish flag on her prow Work on equipment installation technical procedures and certification was carried out before her planned commissioning in early August 2022 10 Name editThe drillship is renamed in honor of Abdul Hamid II r 1876 1909 the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire like the three other drillships of the TPAO Fatih Mehmed II known as Fatih the conqueror Yavuz Selim I known as yavuz the resolute and Kanuni Suleiman the Magnificent known as Kanuni the lawgiver 1 3 Characteristics editAbdulhamid Han is a seventh generation advanced technology drillship one of five in the world 11 The ship can operate in rough sea conditions and drill into high pressure gas reservoirs 7 It is 238 m 781 ft long has a beam of 42 m 138 ft and a draft of 19 m 62 ft 1 She has 66 429 GT at 61 450 DWT in summer 12 It can drill to a total depth of 12 200 m 40 000 ft in a maximum water depth of 3 657 5 m 12 000 ft which is further than the Mariana Trench the deepest place on earth 11 The vessel s drawworks of type AKMH Wirth GH 9000 EG is powered by a 6 700 kW 9 000 hp motor featuring a hookload capacity of 1 100 000 kg 2 500 000 lb at the 104 m 341 ft high tower 2 The ship has a crew of 200 10 The ship s identification number is IMO number 9705093 8 MMSI Number 311021300 and the call sign is TCA7090 12 13 Mission editOn 9 August 2022 the drillship was deployed from the Port of Tasucu to her first mission towards the Yorukler 1 Well 55 km 30 nmi off Gazipasa Antalya to explore hydrocarbon reserves in the Mediterranean Sea 14 See also editFatih ex Deepsea Metro II sister ship and Turkey s first drillship 2017 Yavuz ex Deepsea Metro I sister ship and Turkey s second drillship 2018 Kanuni ex Sertao Turkey s third drillship 2020 References edit a b c d e f Turkey To Aquire sic DAEWOO s Stranded Drillship Cobalt Explorer Energy Global News 15 November 2021 Retrieved 19 November 2021 a b c Rig Cobalt Explorer Infield Rigs Retrieved 19 November 2021 a b Turkiye nin yeni sondaj gemisi Abdulhamid Han da sona dogru TRT Haber in Turkish 6 July 2022 Retrieved 1 August 2022 Vantage Drilling International Bloomberg News Retrieved 1 August 2022 a b c d e Lepic Bojan 19 November 2021 DSME Finally Sells Ex Vantage Rig After Years Of Trying RigZone Archived from the original on 19 November 2021 Retrieved 6 August 2022 Cobalt Explorer IMO 9705093 Drilling Ship Vessel Tracking Net Retrieved 6 August 2022 a b c d Cobalt Explorer On Its Way To Turkey To Become 4th TPOA Drikkship Energy Global News 16 May 2022 Retrieved 3 August 2022 a b Abdulhamid Han Ship Fix Retrieved 3 August 2022 New drillship arrives in Mersin Hurriyet Daily News 20 May 2022 Retrieved 3 August 2022 a b Uysal Mustafa Unal 3 August 2022 Abdulhamid Han sondaj gemisi goreve hazir Anadolu News Agency in Turkish Retrieved 3 August 2022 a b Turkiye s Abdulhamid Han drillship sails for mission in Med Sea Turkiye News Hurriyet Daily News Retrieved 2022 08 16 a b Abdulhamid Han Vessel Finder Retrieved 5 August 2022 Cobalt Explorer Baltic Shipping Retrieved 5 August 2022 Abdulhamid Han ilk gorev yerine ugurlandi NTV in Turkish 9 August 2022 Retrieved 10 August 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abdulhamid Han drillship amp oldid 1194112864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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