Development Driller III
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Development Driller III
- IMO number
- 8769121
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- 37,981
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 117 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2009
- Builder
- Keppel Ltd.
- Registered owner
- Transocean
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Development Driller III
Development Driller III is a fifth generation, Vanuatu-flagged dynamic positioning semi-submersible ultra-deepwater drilling rig owned by Transocean and operated under lease agreements by various petroleum exploration and production companies worldwide. The vessel is capable of drilling in water depths up to 7,500 feet (2,300 m) with drilling depth of 35,000 feet (11,000 m), upgradeable to 37,500 feet (11,400 m). On 2 May 2010, Development Driller III started drilling a relief well on Macondo Prospect to stop massive oil spill caused by the explosion and subsequent loss of the Deepwater Horizon.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Development Driller III now?
- Development Driller III has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Development Driller III?
- Development Driller III is a ship, built in 2009 by Keppel Ltd.. The vessel is 117 m long and has a gross tonnage of 37,981.
- Who owns Development Driller III?
- Development Driller III is registered to Transocean. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Development Driller III been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Development Driller III appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).