Stena Drilling’s new drillship to get equipment that allows access to ‘previously inaccessible reservoirs’

( Offshore-energy.biz) UK-based offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling is set to deliver an equipment upgrade for its newest drillship that is expected to make it capable of drilling in previously inaccessible reservoirs.

The seventh-generation drillship Stena Evolution is about to undergo an equipment upgrade which will make it capable of drilling and completing wells requiring 20,000 psi (20K) pressure control.

Together with equipment supplier NOV, and Shell, Stena Drilling will start the installation of the 20K subsea blow-out preventer (BOP) and other key equipment in 2026.

For complete article read: https://www.offshore-energy.biz/stena-drillings-new-drillship-to-get-equipment-that-allows-access-to-previously-inaccessible-reservoirs/