Discoverer Clear Leader
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Discoverer Clear Leader is a double hulled dynamically positioned drillship
, capable of operating in moderate environments and water depths up to 12,000 feet (3,657m) using an 18.75 in (47.6 cm), 15,000 psi blowout preventer
(BOP), and a 21 in (53.3 cm) outside diameter (OD) marine riser. The Marshall Islands
-flagged vessel is owned by Transocean
, and is operating in the Gulf of Mexico
of the United States
.
s: Discoverer Americas, Discoverer Inspiration, Discoverer Luanda, and Discoverer India.
Drillship
A drillship is a maritime vessel that has been fitted with drilling apparatus. It is most often used for exploratory offshore drilling of new oil or gas wells in deep water or for scientific drilling. The drillship can also be used as a platform to carry out well maintenance or completion work such...
, capable of operating in moderate environments and water depths up to 12,000 feet (3,657m) using an 18.75 in (47.6 cm), 15,000 psi blowout preventer
Blowout preventer
A blowout preventer is a large, specialized valve used to seal, control and monitor oil and gas wells. Blowout preventers were developed to cope with extreme erratic pressures and uncontrolled flow emanating from a well reservoir during drilling. Kicks can lead to a potentially catastrophic...
(BOP), and a 21 in (53.3 cm) outside diameter (OD) marine riser. The Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
-flagged vessel is owned by Transocean
Transocean
Transocean Ltd. is one of the world's largest offshore drilling contractors. The company rents floating mobile drill rigs, along with the equipment and personnel for operations, to oil and gas companies at an average daily rate of US$282,700...
, and is operating in the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Sister ships
Discoverer Clear Leader design is a "Transocean Offshore enhanced Enterprise-class" and has three other sister shipSister ship
A sister ship is a ship of the same class as, or of virtually identical design to, another ship. Such vessels share a near-identical hull and superstructure layout, similar displacement, and roughly comparable features and equipment...
s: Discoverer Americas, Discoverer Inspiration, Discoverer Luanda, and Discoverer India.
External links
- Transocean official website
- Discoverer Clear Leader — V7MO2 — position and weather at SailwxSailwxSailwx is an integrated maritime information service that aggregates worldwide ship locations into a single map. Weather conditions including ocean currents, wave height and tides are also available and can be integrated into ship location maps....
- Discoverer Clear Leader current position at VesselTracker