Retractable Drillship Thrusters with Compact Canisters

By: Joe Bekker, President Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. Offshore Exploration As offshore oil and gas exploration continues to move into deeper waters, drilling deeper wells, the environmental demands that drillships must meet foster a need for more sophisticated and expensive equipment. Today’s ultra-deep water drillships demand day rates upwards of US$ 500,000. It certainly gives […]