Delivery of drillship "Pacific Mistral"
The "Pacific Mistral" of 228 m length and 42 m breadth can operate in water depths of over 3,000 m and drill wells of up to appr. 10,000 m total depth. The rig classified by ABS features technologically advanced equipment that allows customers to improve drilling efficiency, including offline handling capabilities.
In addition to the three ultra-deepwater drillships delivered to date, Pacific Drilling expects delivery of an additional drillship in August 2011 and has two drillships on order at Samsung for delivery during 2013.