Second drilling rig off Darwin
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Second drilling rig off Darwin
There's a second drilling rig off Darwin, closer in than the Stena Clyde. Apparently heaps of fish and squid but security zone restrictions may apply, will post more later.
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Re: Second drilling rig off Darwin
Hi Matt
I heard about it as well. I think its called Noble Tom Prosser
Latitude / Longitude:-12.18847° / 130.5912°
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/de ... OM_PROSSER
I heard about it as well. I think its called Noble Tom Prosser
Latitude / Longitude:-12.18847° / 130.5912°
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/de ... OM_PROSSER
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Re: Second drilling rig off Darwin
Thats it Nomad. It was the last rig I worked on. Matt, I can email the Radio Op if you like to find out exclusion zones?
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Lats, The Stena Clyde is ‘laid up’ and this is ‘active’. Does that mean its drilling?
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Re: Second drilling rig off Darwin
Active will mean it's ready for deployment. From memory the Stena Clyde is in care and maintenance so i wouldn't expect this new rig to be around for long.
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Re: Second drilling rig off Darwin
the site says the Stena is 'laid up'. i know its not operating but was trying to get details on the new ones status. how close can we get without causing grief?
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Lats, if you can get the good oil on the rig so to speak, that would be great.
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Re: Second drilling rig off Darwin
They have minimal crew and here until April when their next contract starts. They are not chasing people away. But I'd expect that to change closer to April when they man up and have tenders loading them up
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They are not drilling. But if they were and hit the jackpot, Inpex would be p...ed off after they just laid thousands of km of pipe to Browse Basin
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Lats wrote:They are not drilling. But if they were and hit the jackpot, Inpex would be p...ed off after they just laid thousands of km of pipe to Browse Basin
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Re: Second drilling rig off Darwin
You can see the rig from the East Point in the distance.
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Yep, and from Lee Point. You would be able to see the Stena Clyde from it, so no need for GPS marks.NinjaFish wrote:You can see the rig from the East Point in the distance.
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Re: Second drilling rig off Darwin
i'm gonna pull some skirts around this Sunday i'll swing by and take a look and see what the life is like on the sounder and maybe have a cast for some Tuna/Queenfish.
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Re: Second drilling rig off Darwin
Let us know how you get on Simmo, i ve heard some say it isnt firing yet, i am heading out that way in a week or so and am curious as to whether or not it is worth a fish.
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Re: Second drilling rig off Darwin
Not far to go.
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