SAIPEM 12000

DRILLING

SAIPEM 12000

The Saipem 12000 ultradeepwater drillship is the latest vessel to join Saipems drilling fleet and represents an innovative and advanced addition to oil and gas exploration and production worldwide. Built by Samsung Heavy Industries in its Koje shipyard in South Korea and completed in 2010, the same shipyard which delivered the Saipem 10000, being drillships for the new millennium. The vessel has been designed and built to Class III Dynamic Positioning specifications making it capable of worldwide, year round operations. As per Saipem 10000, the main operating areas for Saipem 12000 will be the US Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, West Africa and, during the summer weather window, the UK sector of the North Sea and West of Shetlands. Saipem 12000 has been built to set a new standard in drilling activities. The vessel has been designed and completely outfitted to explore and develop hydrocarbon reservoirs down to 35,000 ft RKB, operating in water depths up to 12,000 ft in full DP mode.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION The main operational modes of the vessel in DP are the following: drilling activities (exploration/appraisal/development); well completion activities. All of the equipment installed onboard the vessel has been designed to meet the most stringent health, safety and environmental standards. Among the chief benefits gained through operating with the Saipem 12000 are the particular arrangement of drilling facilities, the high pay load capacity and its Extended Well Testing facilities. The arrangement of the vessels topsides equipment allows the drilling crew to conduct several activities simultaneously, thereby optimising the sequence of operations and reducing downtime between different phases. The Saipem 12000s pay load, recorded at more than 20,000 t, permits the loading of large quantities of consumables, reducing the necessity of frequent reloading and the number of required supply vessel trips and, consequently, cutting overall operating costs for the client.
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INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM The Saipem 12000 holds the ABS and ACCU notation, meaning all vessel automation and instrumentation is in line with the unattended machinery space class requirements. Based on the operating philosophy of DP Class III, the Integrated Automated System (IAS) is fibre optic based and fully integrated with the drilling control system. A dual data highway will carry signals to and from operator stations located in the bridge, cargo control centre and engine control room. The main subsystems incorporated in IAS are the following: power generation/manoeuvring; auxiliary system control and monitoring; cargo/ballast; riser management system; serial interface with the following systems: - Drilling Integrated Systems (DIS); - gas detection systems; - tank level gauging system; - fire detection system; - emergency shutdown system. ACCOMODATION The accommodation module, built in accordance with ABS regulations, has been designed to accommodate 200 people with a high degree of comfort and includes two recreation rooms, coffee shop, sauna and gymnasium.
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CLASSIFICATION ABS +A1(E), Drilling Unit, +AMS, +ACCU, +DPS-3, DLA, +CDS, E POSITIONING SYSTEM Kongsberg Simrad SDP-32, DP class 3 MAIN DIMENSIONS Length overall: 228 m Breadth, moulded: 42 m Depth, moulded: 19 m Operating draft: 12 m Displacement: 96,000 t Variable deck load: 20,000 t IACMS Integrated, automated control and monitoring system. The drillship is designed to function as an integrated unit allowing all systems including propulsion, power management, power generation, fluid flow system, fluid storage system and drilling systems to be monitored and controlled via a single integrated motoring and control network OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES Water depth capability: in excess of 12,000 ft Drilling depth: 35,000 ft RKB CRANES 4 NOV knuckle boom cranes Maximum rated capacity 85 t @ 18m POWER PLANT AND MARINE FACILITIES 6 STX Diesel Engine 16V32/40 8,000

kW/10,880 hp Total power 48,000 kw Each diesel coupled with an ABB generator 8750 kVA 6 Rolls Royce azimuthal thrusters, each driven by one 4,500 kw electric motor DERRICK NOV base 80 x 60 ft, top 60 x 20 ft, height 200 ft Hook load capacity 2,000,000 Ibs Complete with NOV crown mounted compensator and active heave compensator AUTOMATIC DRILL PIPE RACKING SYSTEM NOV Hydraracker, vertical column type capable to handle from 3.1/2 D.P to 13.3/8 casing DRAWWORKS NOV SSGD-5750, double disk brake system, re-generative braking. Powered by 5 AC motors, each 1,230 HP MUD PUMPS 4 NOV 14P-220 triplex, rated input power 2,200 HP Fluid end 7,500 psi ROTARY TABLE RST 75.1/2 hydraulic, maximum opening 75.1/2 Rated capacity 1,000 st, driven by hydraulic motor TOP DRIVE NOV HPS 03

Rated capacity 1,000 st Maximum continuous torque 94,000 lb.ft 7,500 psi WP BOP STACK LMRP (Lower Marine Riser Package) c/w One (1) Shaffer Annular Preventer 18.3/4 10,000 psi WP BOP Lower Stack c/w One (1) Shaffer Annular Preventer 18.3/4 10,000 psi WP One (1) Shaffer Triple Ram Preventer 18.3/4 15,000 psi WP with shear Capacity (one cavity able to shear casing up to 13.3/8, and one cavity able to shear drill pipe up to 6.5/8) One (1) Shaffer Triple Ram Preventer 18.3/4 15,000 psi WP DIVERTER Shaffer 21.1/4 500 psi RISER NOV riser string 21.1/2 OD 90 ft length with 6 auxiliary lines Riser tensioner system NOV with 16 dual wireline tensioner CREW FACILITIES Air conditioned living quarters suitable for 200 persons HELIDECK Suitable for Chinook CH - 47

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Saipem S.p.A. Via Martiri di Cefalonia, 67 - 20097 San Donato Milanese, Milan - Italy Tel. +39.02.520.1 - Fax +39.02.520.44415 saipem.com - A subsidiary of Eni S.p.A.

03.2011