The history of Saipem is deeply connected to 's management era of during the years of the . In the early 1950s Mattei had reorganized the Italian oil industry through a complex system of outright acquisitions and government investments, in order to guarantee Italy's self-reliance in energy.
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Mobile offshore Drilling Units (MODU) This type of rig is commonly used in connection with oil and/or natural gas drilling. There are more jackup rigs in the worldwide offshore rig fleet than other type of mobile offshore drilling rig. Other types of offshore rigs include semi-submersibles (which float on pontoon-like. .
A jackup rig or a self-elevating unit is a type of mobile platform that consists of a buoyant fitted with a number of movable legs, capable of raising its hull over the surface of the sea. The buoyant hull enables. .
Jackup rigs are so named because they are self-elevating with three, four, six and even eight movable legs that can be extended (“jacked”) above or below the hull. Jackups are. .
A jackup rig is a barge fitted with long support legs that can be raised or lowered. The jackup is maneuvered (self-propelled or by towing) into. .
An early design was the DeLong platform, designed by Leon B. DeLong. In 1949 he started his own company, DeLong Engineering & Construction Company. In 1950 he constructed.
[pdf] Songa Offshore AS was founded in January 2005 with the purchase of the two semisubmersibles, Mata Redonda and La Muralla. Mata Redonda was renamed Songa Venus and La Muralla was renamed .
On August 15, 2017, announced it was acquiring Songa Offshore for US$1.2 billion in cash, and an enterprise value of approximately US$3.4 billion. The complete transfer of business to Transocean was done by Ja. .
Songa Offshore operates seven oil rigs. • Songa Dee• Songa Delta• Songa Trym• Songa Equinox (Cat D-1).
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