DSM Expands into Egypt with Maersk Drilling

Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) has won the contract to provide a range of mooring services to Maersk Drilling for its sixth generation, semi-submersible drilling rig Maersk Discoverer. DSM will now design, engineer and install the mooring system for the rig.

“This is the first time we’ve worked with Maersk Drilling and the first time we’ve undertaken operations in Egypt,” commented Åge Straume, CEO of Deep Sea Mooring. “So, it’s a very significant contract for us and allows us to demonstrate how our extensive experience of installing mooring systems in the harsh environment of the North Sea can be transferred to new territories.”

DSM will take the project from conception to completion – designing the complete mooring spread, defining operational procedures, mobilizing and demobilizing all equipment in both Norway and Egypt, pre-installing the anchors prior to rig arrival, and hooking up the rig when it arrives on location.

In addition, Bergen-headquartered DSM will provide all base operations and personnel for the mooring and hook-up task. Once in place, Maersk Discoverer, a GustoMSC DSS 21 rig capable of drilling to 10,000m, will work its Egyptian prospect for BP.

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