# Did I fall asleep at the switch here?

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/did-i-fall-asleep-at-the-switch-here/7660>\
**Category:** Offshore\
**Created:** [June 13, 2012, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/did-i-fall-asleep-at-the-switch-here/7660 "2012-06-13T08:16:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/did-i-fall-asleep-at-the-switch-here/7660/1 "2012-06-13T08:16:49Z")

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I think I did. I don’t ever recall having written about TO building two new drillships:

> [Transocean names newbuild drillships](http://www.oilonline.com/default.asp?id=259&nid=38320&name=Transocean+names+newbuild+drillships)
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> 6/12/2012
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> Transocean has announced the names of its two ultra-deepwater newbuild drillships, which are currently under construction in South Korea.
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> The newbuilds will be called Deepwater Asgard and Deepwater Invictus. Both drillships will be capable of operating in water depths of 12,000 ft and drilling depths of up to 40,000ft.
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> Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering have been contracted to build both Deepwater Asgard and Deepwater Invictus. A steel cutting ceremony was held for Asgard on 2 May 2012. A similar ceremony for Invictus is expected some time in June.

I really have to do a new list of ships on order…I think it has to have been at least six months and probably 12 additional ships added.

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**Author:** ![Skoidat69](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/skoidat69/32/1138_2.png) [@Skoidat69](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Skoidat69)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/did-i-fall-asleep-at-the-switch-here/7660/2 "2012-06-13T10:26:00Z")

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Could they be the Aker rigs ?

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**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/did-i-fall-asleep-at-the-switch-here/7660/3 "2012-06-13T11:21:41Z")

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[QUOTE=Skoidat69;71648]Could they be the Aker rigs ?[/QUOTE]

I think you may be right on that one.

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**Author:** ![captmrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@captmrb](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/captmrb)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/did-i-fall-asleep-at-the-switch-here/7660/4 "2012-06-13T12:24:13Z")

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[QUOTE=Skoidat69;71648]Could they be the Aker rigs ?[/QUOTE]

You are correct.