New chapter in hydrocarbon exploration: Signatures to be put tomorrow for drilling in Block 2 of the Ionian Sea

Another decisive measurement toward carrying retired the archetypal exploratory drilling successful the state aft astir fractional a period volition beryllium taken time with the signing of the drilling declaration for Block 2 successful the Northwestern Ionian.

The drilling declaration volition beryllium signed by the consortium ExxonMobil – Energean – HELLENiQ Energy and the institution Stena Drilling, successful the beingness of the Minister of Environment and Energy, Stavros Papastavrou, and volition beryllium followed by the consortium’s presumption of the Drilling Program.

The consortium is expected to transportation retired the exploratory drilling successful February 2027, utilizing the Stena DrillMAX.

The Stena DrillMAX is simply a 6th-generation drillship, built successful 2007 by Samsung Heavy Industries and operated by Stena Drilling. It belongs to the DrillMAX series, a radical of high-specification vessels designed to propulsion the limits of offshore drilling.

One of the cardinal features of the Stena DrillMAX is its quality to run successful ultra-deep waters. It is designed to run successful h2o depths of up to 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) and to drill to depths of up to 35,000 feet (over 10 kilometers), enabling entree to reserves erstwhile considered unreachable.

Its show is based connected precocious technological systems:

• Dynamic positioning (DP3): Uses computer-controlled thrusters to support its presumption without anchoring.
• Dual-activity system: Allows simultaneous drilling operations, reducing clip and cost, a relation known arsenic dual-activity drilling.
• Blowout Preventer (BOP): A information strategy that controls unit and seals the good if necessary, preventing uncontrolled lipid oregon state leaks. In the discourse of accrued biology consciousness and stricter regulations, specified technologies are essential.

These features marque the vas susceptible of operating continuously and safely nether hard conditions.

Size and capabilities
Length: 228 meters
Width: 42 meters
Carrying capacity: astir 97,000 tons
Crew: up to 180 people

It besides has ample retention facilities for substance and equipment, allowing for semipermanent missions without refueling. It includes powerfulness procreation systems, dense crane equipment, specialized drilling tools, and biology extortion safeguards.

The Stena DrillMAX is the archetypal drillship to person the DNV “Abate (P)” certification for reducing emissions and improving vigor efficiency.

At the lawsuit to beryllium held time astatine the Ministry of Environment and Energy, the Ambassadors of the United States, Ms. Kimberly Guilfoyle, and of Sweden, Håkan Emsgård, volition besides beryllium present.