Once the water depth becomes too deep, drillships depend on dynamic positioning systems (DPS) to keep the vessel in place while drilling. DPS relies on several thrusters located on the fore ...

Six highpowered thrusters counter the force of currents ... Furthermore, Deepwater Pathfinder is the only drillship worldwide incorporating triple-redundant power and operating functions, which ...

dedicated its ultra deepwater drillship Glomar Explorer at Atlantic ... each powered by ( 3 ) 2,200 hp DC motors Total hp 13,200 (5) tunnel thrusters each driven by a 2,000 hp DC motor; ( 6 ...

Built in 2013 for deep offshore drilling, the Tungsten Explorer drillship has a 42MW power capacity and a 33MW thrust capacity, allowing it to operate under various meteorological conditions.