Funny Facts on Maersk Drilling

Facts about MÆRSK INNOVATOR & MÆRSK INSPIRER

Length of pipes in each of the 205m long legs

4,2 km – Twice the length of Champs-Élysées in Paris

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Weight of one leg

3,081 tons – equal to 12 x Boeing 747 or 3,850 VW cars

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Facts about MÆRSK INNOVATOR & MÆRSK INSPIRER

BOP Rating = 15,000 psiThe BOP (Blow-Out Preventer): A device/valve to control formation pressures

in a well by sealing the annulus around the drill pipe.

Nearly the same pressure as at the bottom of Challenger Deep!!!(10,975 m, the world’s deepest spot in the ocean)

Or a full grown African male elephant standing on a sugar lump with one foot!

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Lifting Capacity of jacking gear

Total: 31,050 tonsWeight of hull which is elevated: 18,700 tons

Extra loads on the deck (besides the hull) which can be lifted: 12,350 tons equals 100 Blue Whales

Facts about MÆRSK INNOVATOR & MÆRSK INSPIRER

When we say Harsh Environment, it really is!!!

MÆRSK INNOVATOR and MÆRSK INSPIRER can work untilMaximum wind speed: 49 m/s (sustained)

Maximum wave height: 29 m

Maximum wind speed ever measured in Denmark: 41,2 m/s (sustained)

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Size of SpudcansThe “shoes” of the rig.

Area: 380 m2

Diameter: 22 mEquivalent Shoe size (EU): 33,000!!!

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Maximum drilling depth

10,000m (30,000ft) In comparison Mount Everest is 8,848m high!!!

Facts about MÆRSK INSPIRER – VOLVE project

The oil exported from VOLVE in one day would take a VW Lupo 10,300 times around the earth at equator!!!

Facts about MÆRSK INSPIRER – VOLVE project

The gas exported from VOLVE in one day would be able to boil water for 750,000,000 cups of tea!!!