Jotun Coatings Help Protect Drilling Platform

Jotun is collaborating with Odfjell Drilling to provide a premium anti-fouling and topside coating solution for the advanced drilling platform Deepsea Stavanger. Deepsea Stavanger is a dual-derrick, dynamic-positioned (DP) semi-submersible set to work in demanding environmental conditions off the coast of South Africa for oil company Total. To ensure optimum operations and durability, both above and below the surface, Jotun is now applying the premium anti-fouling SeaQuantum Ultra S and topcoat Hardtop One, a unique polixiloxane coating, at the Semco Maritime yard near Bergen, Norway.

Odfjell Drilling faces a critical challenge in the undertaking of its new assignment. A combination of high fouling intensity and strong ocean currents has the potential to threaten the efficiency of operations. Heavy fouling on the rig hull will increase frictional drag and this, allied to the force of the currents against the rig walls, makes it harder to maintain the correct position. This creates a demand for greater thruster power.