2008年4月28日,代表当今世界钻井平台先进水平的世界第六代3 000 m深水半潜式钻井平台,在上海外高桥造船有限公司开工兴建。这是我国首次建造深水钻井特大型装备。据悉,该钻井平台钻井深度将达12 000 m,设计寿命30 a,计划于2010年年底完工。这座世界级深水半潜式钻井平台属于中 On April 28, 2008, the sixth generation of the world’s third 3,000-m deep-water semi-submersible drilling platform, representing the world’s advanced drilling platform, was started construction at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. This is the first time that China has built a large-scale deep-water drilling equipment. It is reported that the drilling platform drilling depth will reach 12 000 m, design life of 30 a, is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010. This world-class deep-water semi-submersible drilling rig belongs to the middle