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The West Mira Operated by Seadrill Will Be the World’s First Hybrid Drilling Rig

Written by Paulo Nogueira

Published on 12/12/2018 at 07:41

Updated on 12/12/2018 at 09:06

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The German Siemens Will Provide a Battery-Based Energy Storage Solution for the Semi-Submersible West Mira and Turn It Into the First Hybrid Offshore Drilling Platform in the World.

Siemens has reported that the BlueVault, the company’s advanced lithium-ion battery solution, will be installed on Northern Drilling’s offshore drilling platform Northern Mira, located approximately 120 kilometers northwest of Bergen in the North Sea. The West Mira, a sixth-generation deepwater semi-submersible designed by Moss Maritime, will become the world’s first modern drilling rig to operate as a hybrid with a diesel-electric power plant using ESS (Lithium-ion Energy Storage Solution).

The solution consists of four converter battery systems for a combined maximum power of six megawatts.

Bjørn Einar Brath, head of offshore solutions at Siemens, said: “Integrating energy storage with the power supply and distribution system of a drilling platform represents an important step towards improving the environmental sustainability of the offshore oil and gas industry.”

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Seadrill will operate the West Mira during drilling operations at the six Nova field wells. Wintershall contracted the rig to work on Nova in June 2018. The contract includes options for an early start in the third quarter of 2019, as well as subsequent options.

If all options are exercised, the West Mira is expected to be contracted by Wintershall until the first quarter of 2022.

Siemens added that it will work closely with Seadrill in the coming months to ensure that the hybrid power solution meets the rig’s performance and reliability requirements.

The West Mira Operated by Seadrill Will Be the World’s First Hybrid Drilling Rig

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