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|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |name= ''GSP Prometeu'' |owner= GSP Drilling |operator= Melrose Resources |registry= Malta |route= |ordered= |builder= Galați shipyard |original_cost= |yard_number= |way_number= |laid_down= |launched= |completed= 1984 |christened= |acquired= |maiden_voyage= |in_service= |out_of_service= |identification=*{{IMO Number|8767654}} *{{MMSI Number|249299000}} *Callsign: 9HOY9 |fate= |status= Operational |notes= }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class= Jackup Independent Leg Cantilever Drilling Unit |tonnage= {{GT|2,000}} |displacement= |length= {{convert|52.4|m|abbr=on}} |beam= {{convert|40.8|m|abbr=on}} |height= {{convert|120|m|abbr=on}} |draught= |draft= {{convert|9.75|m|abbr=on}} |depth= {{convert|6.4|m|abbr=on}} |decks= |deck_clearance= |ramps= |ice_class= |sail_plan= |power= 8430 hp |propulsion= |speed= |capacity=*Variable Deck Load: 2,000 t *Liquid Mud: 1,880 bbls (299 m<sup>3</sup>) |crew= 98 |notes= }} }} '''''GSP Prometeu''''' is a jackup independent leg cantilever drilling rig operated by GSP Drilling, a Grup Servicii Petroliere subsidiary, and currently contracted by Melrose Resources for drilling in the Bulgarian section of the Black Sea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rigzone.com/data/rig_detail.asp?rig_id=627|title=Rig Data: GSP Orizont|year=2010|publisher=Rigzone|accessdate=4 January 2011|archive-date=16 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316142840/http://www.rigzone.com/data/rig_detail.asp?rig_id=627|url-status=dead}}</ref> The drilling unit is registered in Malta.
==Description== ''GSP Prometeu'' drilling rig was designed by Sonnat Offshore and was built by Petrom at the Galați shipyard in 1982.<ref name="prometeu">{{cite web|url=http://www.gspoffshore.com/download/technical_documents/GSP%20Prometeu.pdf|title=GSP Prometeu|year=2010|publisher=Grup Servicii Petroliere|language=Romanian|accessdate=4 January 2011}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The rig was completely reconstructed and refurbished in 2003 at a cost of US$35 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wall-street.ro/articol/Companii/10826/Consiliul-Concurentei-a-inceput-sa-foreze-in-afacerea-GSP-Petrom.html|title=Consiliul Concurentei a inceput sa foreze in afacerea GSP - Petrom|date=7 February 2006|publisher=Wall Street Journal|language=Romanian|accessdate=4 January 2011}}</ref> The rig was owned and operated by Petrom from 1982 to 2005 when the company sold its six offshore platforms (including Atlas, Jupiter, Orizont, Prometeu and Saturn) to Grup Servicii Petroliere for US$100 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfin.ro/articol_9126/gsp_vrea_platforme_de_foraj_in_marea_nordului.html|title=GSP vrea platforme de foraj in Marea Nordului|date=25 May 2007|publisher=Săptămâna Financiară|language=Romanian|accessdate=4 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518142807/http://www.sfin.ro/articol_9126/gsp_vrea_platforme_de_foraj_in_marea_nordului.html|archive-date=18 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
''GSP Prometeu'' has a length of {{convert|52.4|m|ft}}, breadth of {{convert|40.8|m|ft}}, draft of {{convert|9.75|m|ft}}, height of {{convert|120|m|ft}} and depth of {{convert|6.4|m|ft}}. She has a maximum drilling depth of {{convert|6100|m|ft}} and she could operate at a water depth of {{convert|91|m|ft|-2}}.<ref name="prometeu"/> As a drilling rig, ''GSP Prometeu'' is equipped with advanced drilling equipment and has to meet strict levels of certification under international law. ''GSP Prometeu'' is able to maneuver with its own engines (to counter drift and ocean currents), but for long-distance relocation it must be moved by specialist tugboats. The rig is capable of withstanding severe sea conditions including {{convert|12|m|ft}} waves and {{convert|155|km/h|mi/h}} winds.<ref name="prometeu"/>
==Operations== Currently the GSP Prometeu is operated by the British company Melrose Resources which uses the drilling rig at its Black Sea oil and natural gas prospects. The rig is set to drill for natural gas in the Kaliakra 2 prospect.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upetrom.com/index.php?id=35&nid=103|title=GSP Prometeu entered under a contract for Melrose Resources|date=7 July 2009|publisher=Grup Servicii Petroliere|accessdate=4 January 2011}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.gspoffshore.com/download/technical_documents/GSP%20Prometeu.pdf Official website]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prometeu}} Category:1984 ships Category:Jackup rigs Category:Semi-submersibles Category:Ships built by Damen Shipyards Galați