Case Study
Upgrading an Obsolete Power Management System Without Interrupting Operations
The drilling rig ‘Nan Hai VI’ was experiencing blackouts which made it unreliable. When a drilling rig is on hire for hundreds of thousands of dollars a day, even a short stoppage is expensive. – Wärtsilä’s upgrade solution was successful, since it was executed while the rig was fully operational, says Ulrich Neumann, Technical Superintendent of Maersk Drilling Australia. Maersk Drilling Australia was established to oversee projects in