Alister Toma | Is There a Golden Opportunity for Jack-ups? Photograph

As oil prices continue to stabilize, operators are looking for the most efficient drilling and intervention methods to keep their downturn inspired cost savings in place. Jack-up rigs have long been known as the cheaper alternative to their floating cousins; semi-submersible (semi-sub) rigs or drilling vessels. However, the real operational benefits of the rig’s fixed feet design have often been overlooked, when being used for subsea operations. To date, more than 7,000 subsea projects have been developed worldwide (WoodMac, 2019). Predominantly drilled using semi-subs or drill ships, it is perhaps natural then that there remains an industry-wide tendency to default to these systems for exploration, development, intervention and decommissioning on subsea wells.

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