Statoil leads overhaul of Norwegian development drilling, intervention fleet

From the market we weren't getting the fit-for-purpose solution that we wanted," said Hâland. "So we went to the industry to engineer the new design, and paid for FEED and detailed engineering." Representatives of all relevant disciplines were invited to participate, including drilling contractors, hull and topside designers, equipment vendors, and fabricators. "We were very pleased to see their response," Hâland noted.