Byford Dolphin
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Byford Dolphin was a semi-submersible, column-stabilised drilling rig operated by Dolphin Drilling, a Fred Olsen Energy subsidiary. It drilled seasonally for various companies in the British, Danish, and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea. It was registered in Hamilton, Bermuda.[1] In 2019, Dolphin scrapped the rig.[3]
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Byford Dolphin in dry dock at Invergordon, Scotland, in 2008 | |
History | |
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Owner | Byford Dolphin Pte. Ltd. (Fred. Olsen Energy) |
Operator | Dolphin Drilling |
Port of registry | |
Builder | Aker Group |
Yard number | Aker Verdal A/S (695) |
Laid down | 31 October 1972 |
Completed | 1 February 1974 |
Out of service | Laidup 2016 |
Identification |
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Fate | Beached Aliağa and scrapped 2019 |
Notes | [1][2] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | DNV class: 1A1 Column-stabilised Drilling Unit UKVS |
Tonnage | |
Length | 108.2 m (355 ft) |
Beam | 67.4 m (221 ft) |
Depth | 36.6 m (120 ft) |
Speed | 4.5 kn |
Capacity |
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Crew | 102 berths |
Notes | [1][2] |
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The rig was the site of several serious incidents, most notably an explosive decompression in 1983 that killed four divers and one dive tender, as well as badly injuring another dive tender.[4]