UK-based offshore drilling contractor Ensco has sold a number of its drilling rigs for scrap value including semi-subs, drillships, and jack-ups.
According to Ensco’s latest fleet status report, two 2004-built semi-submersible drilling rigs, Ensco 6003 and Ensco 6004 , have been sold for scrap value with the sale price in line with net book value of the rig.
Further, Ensco’s two drillships of a DP Gusto 10,000 design, Ensco DS-1 and Ensco DS-2 , have also been sold for scrap value. Both rigs were built in 1999.
The drilling contractor also sold two jack-up drilling rigs. The first rig, Ensco 91 , is of a Hitachi Zosen Drill Hope C-150 design built in 1980, and the second one, Ensco 58 , is of an F&G L-780 Mod II design built in 1981.
In addition, two DP3 Samsung drillships, Ensco DS-4 and Ensco DS-5 , have been stacked in Spain. These two drillships were built in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
Offshore Energy Today Staff