“Blue Whale 1,” the world’s largest and most advanced ultra-deep-water semi-submersible drilling rig was built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Limited in east China's Shandong Province. The 42000-ton oil platform has cost $700 million, equal to the cost of two Airbus A380. “Blue Whale 1” is as tall as a 37-floor building.
With the operational depth up to 3658 meters (12,000 feet) and drilling depth to 15,240 meters (50,000 feet), “Blue whale 1”can be operated in all global water areas. Compared with traditional drilling rig, “Blue whale 1” increases efficiency by 30% and saves 10% fuel energy consumption as well. In two weeks, “Blue whale 1” will be operated to carry out offshore drilling tasks.
