Anglo-Dutch super major Shell and Frontier Drilling are to build a second “Bully rig” drillship, designed for deep-water and arctic drilling.
The pair announced the formation of a joint venture in October to develop the Bully rig concept, with the first vessel to be delivered by early 2010. A second vessel would be designed and built, with delivery also scheduled for 2010. The second Bully will initially be used primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, Shell said. Frontier’s drillships unit will operate both vessels on behalf of the venture under separate management services contracts. The Bully rig ships are designed to offer a lower-cost and more flexible alternative for drilling in ultra-deep and arctic conditions compared with existing new-build rigs of the same capacity. The ships will be capable of drilling in 10,000 feet of water with subsea blowout preventers and 12,000 feet of water with surface BOPs. They will also be equipped with ice-class hulls for arctic drilling.
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