Namibia is seeing a boom in oil & gas exploration activity. Today we've got expert input from Colin Higgins to help us navigate the world of drilling rigs.

Some of the highest spec'd rigs have been drilling in the deep waters of Namibia in recent months. We talk through some differences between a drillship and a semisubmersible and describe the specific rigs drilling in the area. We also discuss how much a rig costs to run and estimate the total amount spent by oil & gas companies to date - and that is before a single drop of oil has been sold!

Our thanks go to Colin for lending his time and expertise for this video! We had a great time making it and hope to have Colin back on our channel at some point soon!

In this video we discuss: the Stena Icemax, the Tungsten Explorer (TotalEnergies Nara-1X & Venus-1A), Odfjell's Deepsea Bollsta (Shell's Jonker-1X), Valaris Ensco DS-10 (Shell's Graff), Maersk Voyager (TotalEnergies' Venus), the Island Innovator (Gazania - South Africa), the Deepsea Mira and Seadrill/Odfjell's Hercules (Galp).

We take a quick look at some design variants and the 2 main drilling packages (Moss CS60E and GVA 7500).

The drone footage of the semi-submersible rig was published on YouTube by Simon Templar:
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The footage of the drillship was published on youtube by Rig Lynx:
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Check out their channels for other great footage!

All of the information in this video can be found in our TROVE database. This impressive product is a 'must have' for E&P companies working in this region.

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All images used in the video are open source. References are provided on-screen and can be found within TROVE. No infringement intended.

The Rigs Drilling for Namibian Oil
00:00 Introduction
01:20 Current Operating Rigs
01:36 Which rig to choose?
03:49 Naming - Stena Icemax
04:52 Tungsten Explorer
05:19 Deepsea Bollsta
05:59 Valaris Ensco DS 10
06:16 Maersk Voyager
06:29 Island Innovator
07:20 Deepsea Mira
08:03 Hercules
08:32 Rig Types
09:37 Rig Variants
11:28 Rig Costs
12:20 Namibia Well Count
13:47 Drilling Costs To Date
14:24 NAMCOR
15:30 Current Return on Investment
16:00 Kudu Gas Field
17:09 Future Costs
19:15 Predicted Production Start-up
19:48 Summary
21:10 Wrap-up

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