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GSF Development Driller II

Type of oil rig

Field	Value
display_title	ital
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Development-driller-2.jpg
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
name	GSF Development Driller II
owner	Transocean
operator	Transocean
registry	, Port Vila
builder	*PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd (primary)
ordered	2 December 2002
laid_down	26 May 2003
launched	19 June 2004
acquired	19 February 2005
identification	*ABS class no.: 8765515
status	Operational
notes
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class	American Bureau of Shipping: A1, AMS, DPS-2
tonnage	*
length	115.7 m
beam	78.68 m
draught	*operating: 17 to
*Transit: {{convert	8.3	m	abbr	on}}
depth	37 m
deck_clearance	16016 m
propulsion	8 × 4,300 hp
capacity	*Base oil: 730 m3
*Freshwater: {{convert	755	m3	abbr	on}}
*Lube oil: {{convert	71.78	m3	abbr	on}}
*Tank ballast: {{convert	21891.81	m3	abbr	on}}
*Fuel oil: {{convert	3226	m3	abbr	on}}
crew	176
notes

Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd (subcontractor)
Singapore
Call sign: YJUL9
DNV ID: 29750
Transit: 8.3 m
Freshwater: 755 m3
Lube oil: 71.78 m3
Tank ballast: 21891.81 m3
Fuel oil: 3226 m3

GSF Development Driller II is a fifth generation, Vanuatu-flagged dynamic positioning semi-submersible ultra-deepwater drilling rig owned and operated by Transocean. The vessel is capable of drilling in water depths up to 7500 ft with drilling depth of 35000 ft, upgradeable to 37500 ft.

Development Driller II was deployed in drilling a relief well on the Macondo Prospect to stop the oil spill caused by the explosion and subsequent loss of Deepwater Horizon.

References

{{cite ship register
(26 September 2009). "ABS Record: GSF ''Development Driller II''". American Bureau of Shipping.
"GSF ''Development Driller II''". Transocean.
Staff and wire writers. (17 May 2010). "Second Macondo relief well under way". Upstream Online.

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