Moscow: The Polyarnaya Zvezda and Severnoye Siyaniye semi-submersible drilling rigs of Gazprom Flot are ready for this year’s drilling season, the company said following a working trip to Sakhalin in Russia’s Far East.
The two rigs will work at the wells of the Kirinskoye gas and condensate field located 28 km off Sakhalin Island in the Sea of Okhotsk.
Gazprom Flotis a 100% owned subsidiary of Russian energy giant Gazprom, formed in 1994 to assist in exploration work and the development of offshore oil and gas deposits on the continental shelf of the Russian Federation.
The Polyarnaya Zvezda and Severnoye Siyaniye were delivered from Vyborg Shipbuilding Plant in 2011.
The platforms are designed for operation under the Arctic conditions and can drill exploration and production wells down to 7,500 m at water depths between 70 and 500 m.
