The Pacific Sharav, a deepwater drillship built to Chevron's specifications, has arrived in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) to work under a five-year contract with Pacific Drilling.
The Pacific Sharav is an upgraded Dual-Load-Path, Samsung-12000-design, dynamically-positioned drillship, specially modified to accept a dual gradient drilling system and able to operate in moderate environments and water depths up to 3,658 m (12,000 ft).
The drillship has commenced operations in the Keathley Canyon area.
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