Maersk Drilling selects recycler to handle the decommissioned
Maersk Endurer, shipper's oldest rig.
Denmark-based Maersk
Drilling has decided to decommission the rig Maersk Endurer from its fleet and
recycle the rig with Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Recycling in China.
“Given the current
market situation and the over-supply of drilling rigs in the offshore market,
there is a strong need to retire older rigs. Therefore, Maersk Drilling has
decided to decommission its oldest rig in the fleet, Maersk Endurer,” says
Morten Pilnov, head of global sales for Maersk Drilling.
According to Maersk
Drilling, the rig was to be transported to Zhoushan Changhong International
Ship Recycling in July 2015, and the recycling process was expected to take
approximately 15 weeks.
“It is Maersk
Drilling’s ambition to decommission Maersk Endurer in a safe and responsible
way with minimal environmental impact. Therefore, Maersk Drilling has chosen
Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Recycling to recycle Maersk Endurer.
Maersk Drilling has furthermore engaged Sea2Cradle to carry out inspections and
supervise the entire process,” Pilnov explains.
“We chose this option
because we consider it to be the safest and most cost-effective approach, with
the lowest environmental risks. Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Recycling
is a state-of-the-art rig recycling facility, and the facility complies with
the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound
Recycling of Ships and the European Union Ship Recycling Regulation.”
The Maersk Endurer is
Maersk Drilling’s oldest rig in the fleet. The jack-up rig was built in 1984,
and had most recently been working offshore Cameroun.
Maersk Drilling’s
fleet comprises 22 drilling rigs including drillships, deepwater
semi-submersibles and high-end jack-up rigs. Furthermore, the company has one
ultra-harsh-environment jack-up rig under construction. Maersk Drilling employs
an international staff of 4,500 people and generated a profit of US$478 million
in 2014.
Source: recycling today.
15 July 2015
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