The Maersk Drilling-owned drilling vessel Maersk Voyager has broken a world record. The ship has drilled a well at a depth of 3,628 meters, which is the deepest seabed ever drilled, the company announced on LinkedIn.
The world record was set at the end of 2021 and was broken in connection with work commissioned by TotalEnergies E&P Angola. The exploration well called Ondjaba-1 was drilled in Angola's Block 38.
- The biggest risk factor in drilling in ultra-deep water is the risk of exceeding the limits of the equipment. We solve this through thorough preparations and analyses and a strong focus on collaborating with the customer as a team. The key to solving tasks like this is to have skilled employees, experience and a plan in place, says Konstantin Puskarskij, Head of Technical in Maersk Drilling's International Division, about the record.
Maersk Drilling also held the previous record when Maersk Venturer drilled the Raya-1 well at a depth of 3,400 meters off the coast of Uruguay in 2016.
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