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Wintershall Dea terminates West Mira rig after x-mas tree incident

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited has revealed that a termination notice has been received for the West Mira rig from Wintershall Dea.The West Mira has had a period of unproductive time following an equipment failure on 19 March 2021. …

May 5, 2021 / Vessels

Wintershall Dea: Top hole drilling campaign on the Nova field completed

The campaign, carried out by the Seadrill-operated West Mira rig, involved drilling some 3,400 metres of top holes for the six Nova production and water injection wells on two different templates.“We continuously try to improve our drilling …

Feb 11, 2021 / Vessels

Wintershall Dea starts drilling on the Nova Field in Norway

Wintershall Dea has begun drilling the first of six wells on the operated Nova field in the Norwegian North Sea.With most of the subsea work already complete and a dedicated module installed on the host platform, Gjøa, the start of drilling …

Oct 27, 2020 / Curious

Northern Drilling’s West Mira first rig to receive DNV GL Battery (Power) Class Notation

Northern Drilling’s West Mira is the first rig in operation to be awarded the DNV GL Battery (Power) class notation. West Mira is an ultra-deepwater semi-submersible designed by Moss Maritime, operating a hybrid power plant using Lithium-ion …

Nov 11, 2019 / Curious

Oceaneering Secures New Rig Support Contract from Wintershall

Oceaneering International, Inc. (Oceaneering) has recently secured a drilling and completion support contract for integrated services with Wintershall Norge AS.The contract covers ROV services for the drilling unit West Mira, which will perform …

May 3, 2019 / Vessels