Features of Fatih Drilling Ship in the Black Sea

The technologies required for the discovery of natural resources are gradually reducing the time required for exploration. According to President Erdoğan's statements, the country largest natural gas reserve in history was discovered. Behind the discovery is the technology that Turkey has been using since 2018. Fatih drilling ship is available. 

in June 2020 In the Tuna-1 well in the Black Sea The Fatih drilling ship, which started its duty, was actually used for exploration work in the Mediterranean before. Before the ship starts its duty on behalf of Türkiye, Deepsea Metro-2 He was working under his name. After purchasing the ship, Turkey named it Fatih and started using it for natural gas drilling within the borders of Blue Homeland. Now let's take a closer look at the technologies of the Fatih drilling ship.

History of Turkey's first drilling ship Fatih:

• First name: Deepsea Metro-II
• Manufacturer: Hyundai Heavy Industry Corporation, South Korea
• Launch date: 25 November 2011
• Countries where it works: 
  • Bermuda, United Kingdom (2011 – 2016)
  • Marshall Islands (2016 – 2018)
  • Türkiye (2018 – Present)
• Owner:
  • Chloe Marine, Bermuda (2011 – 2016)
  • Chalfont Shipping, Norway (2016 – 2018)
  • Türkiye Petroller A.O., Türkiye (2018 – Present) 
• Operator:
  • Norwegian company (2011 – 2018)
  • Türkiye Petroller A.O. (2018 – Present)

The Fatih drilling ship was built by the company named Chloe Marine in Bermuda, one of the small countries of the United Kingdom. $860 million financing It was produced by South Korean Hyundai. Owner of Chloe Marine Deep Sea Metro Ltd. was a company named, so the ship was named after the company. Norwegian Odfjell Drilling, affiliated with the company Deep Sea Metro, was responsible for the operation of the ship.

The ship's first mission; After the modifications made in Cape Town, the capital of South Africa, on behalf of the oil company Petrobras. BrazilHe did it in . The price of this 3-year contract, which started in 2012, was 531 million dollars. happened in 2015 due to oil crisis The ship was forced to stop its work and was towed into the harbour. In 2016, it was purchased by Norwegian Chalfort Shipping for 210 million dollars and began to be used actively.

Turkish Petroleum in 2018 for $262.5 million He bought the ship and kept the operating rights. Then to the ship The name 'Fatih' was givenHe went on his first mission on behalf of Türkiye in the Mediterranean waters. In June 2020, he started working at the Tuna-1 well, where research is carried out in the Black Sea.

Basic information about Fatih drilling ship:

• Length: 229 meters
• Width: 36 meters
• Draft (The part of the ship that is under water): 15.5 meters
• Drilling tower height: 64 meters
• Drilling depth: 12 thousand 120 meters
• Average Speed: 8 knots per hour (14.8 km/h)
• Gross tonnage: 51 thousand 283 gross tons
• Load carrying capacity: 34 thousand 256 tons (metric tons, deadweight)

Fatih, which is said to be a 6th generation ship, known as the most advanced generation among drilling ships, does not actually have the technologies with which it was first produced. The technical parts of the ship, which was later updated, were renewed. made before technical improvements Fatih ship was the 16th ship with the highest technology in the world. After improvements rose to 5th place. The drilling depth has been developed to reach the bottom of the deepest hole in the world's seas. 

Other features of the Fatih drilling ship:

• It can even drill in the Mariana Trench, which is 11 kilometers deep,
• It can remain stable in waves up to 6 meters high,
• The length of the 64-meter drilling rig is close to the Galata Tower,
• The 2 drilling rigs responsible for transportation can lift the weight equivalent to a total of 30 tanks. 

The features of the Fatih ship that have been made public are limited to these for now. Serving in the Mediterranean soon Oruç Reis ship We will continue to inform you about the ships working to explore energy resources in our seas, including.

Sources: World, AA, NTV, Offshore Energy, Fleetmon, Oilships, Marinetraffic