2. Facts about MÆRSK INNOVATOR & MÆRSK INSPIRER
Length of pipes in each of the 205m long legs
4,2 km – Twice the length of Champs-Élysées in Paris
3. Facts about MÆRSK INNOVATOR & MÆRSK INSPIRER
Weight of one leg
= 12 x
or
3,850 x
3,081 tons – equal to 12 x Boeing 747 or 3,850 VW cars
4. Facts about MÆRSK INNOVATOR & MÆRSK INSPIRER
BOP Rating = 15,000 psi
The BOP (Blow-Out Preventer): A device/valve to control formation pressures
in a well by sealing the annulus around the drill pipe.
Nearly the same pressure as at the bottom of Challenger Deep!!!
(10,975 m, the world’s deepest spot in the ocean)
Or a full grown African male elephant standing on a sugar lump with one foot!
5. Facts about MÆRSK INNOVATOR & MÆRSK INSPIRER
Lifting Capacity of jacking gear
Total: 31,050 tons
Weight of hull which is elevated: 18,700 tons
Extra loads on the deck (besides the hull) which can be lifted:
12,350 tons equals 100 Blue Whales
6. Facts about MÆRSK INNOVATOR & MÆRSK INSPIRER
When we say Harsh Environment, it really is!!!
MÆRSK INNOVATOR and MÆRSK INSPIRER can work until
Maximum wind speed: 49 m/s (sustained)
Maximum wave height: 29 m
Maximum wind speed ever measured in Denmark: 41,2 m/s (sustained)
7. Facts about MÆRSK INNOVATOR & MÆRSK INSPIRER
Size of Spudcans
The “shoes” of the rig.
Area: 380 m2
Diameter: 22 m
Equivalent Shoe size (EU): 33,000!!!
8. Facts about MÆRSK INNOVATOR & MÆRSK INSPIRER
Maximum drilling depth
10,000m (30,000ft)
In comparison Mount Everest is 8,848m high!!!
9. Facts about MÆRSK INSPIRER – VOLVE project
The oil exported from VOLVE in one day
would take a VW Lupo 10,300 times around the earth at equator!!!
10. Facts about MÆRSK INSPIRER – VOLVE project
The gas exported from VOLVE in one day
would be able to boil water for 750,000,000 cups of tea!!!
