''GSP Atlas'' is a four-legged

jack-up rig A jackup rig or a self-elevating unit is a type of mobile platform that consists of a buoyant hull fitted with a number of movable legs, capable of raising its hull over the surface of the sea. The buoyant hull enables transportation of the unit a ...

cantilever A cantilever is a rigid structural element that extends horizontally and is unsupported at one end. Typically it extends from a flat vertical surface such as a wall, to which it must be firmly attached. Like other structural elements, a cantilev ...

type with self-elevating unit operated by

Grup Servicii Petroliere Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP Offshore) is a Romanian company providing offshore integrated services for Oil industry, oil and gas industry. The company, established in 2004, is a member of UPETROM Group. Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP Offshore) ...

Description

''GSP Atlas'' drilling rig was designed by Sonnat Offshore and was built in the

Galați shipyard The Galați shipyard (), formally Damen Shipyards Galați, is a shipyard located on the maritime sector of the Danube in Galați, a city located in the Moldavia region of Romania. It was founded in 1893 as the ''G. Fernic et Co Mechanical constru ...

in 1987. The rig was upgraded in 2007. ''GSP Atlas'' has a length of , breadth of , depth of and draft of , . It has a maximum drilling depth of and it can at a water depth of . As a drilling rig, ''GSP Atlas'' is equipped with advanced drilling equipment and has to meet strict levels of certification under international law. ''GSP Atlas'' is able to maneuver with its own

engine An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy. Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ge ...

s (to counter drift and ocean currents), but for long-distance relocation it must be moved by specialist

tugboat A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, suc ...

s. The rig is capable of withstanding severe sea conditions, including waves of .

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