Fairmount Alpine Towed Rig Ocean Whittington to Gulf
Fairmount Marineās tug Fairmount Alpine has towed the rig Ocean Whittington from offshore Belem, Brazil, to offshore Galveston, US. For this job Fairmount Marine was contracted by the rigs owner, Diamond Offshore Drilling, for which Fairmount has performed a series of towages in recent years. Ocean Whittington is a semi submersible drilling rig for deep water operations. The rig has worked offshore the northern Brazilian coast since 2009. To tow the rig to the Gulf Fairmount Marine mobilized tug Fairmount Alpineā¦
Diamond Offshore Drilling Reports Incident
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. reported that the semi-submersible drilling rig Ocean Whittington experienced an incident involving the ballast control system. The rig has been stabilized and corrective measures have returned the unit to even keel. There were no injuries to personnel and the rig is currently in the process of being re-manned after an initial partial evacuation according to procedure.
Diamond Offshore Granted Contract of Three
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. has received three drilling contracts awarded by Mexico's state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos S.A. (PEMEX) for three of its semisubmersible rigs. The work, which is expected to generate total combined revenues of approximately $272 million, will take place in the Gulf, offshore Mexico, and is scheduled to begin in late July 2003. The Ocean Worker, now completing a job in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, will be contracted for 1,462 days. The Ocean Ambassador, currently idle in the U.S. Gulf, was awarded a contract for 1,601 days. And the Ocean Whittington, presently idle in Ghana, received a contract for 1,167 days.
