承包商Stena Drilling于 3 月 26 日宣布，将从 2026 年开始在其第七代 Stena Evolution 钻井船上安装 20,000 psi 作业所需的设备。

Stena Evolution 钻井船能够在水深达 12,000 英尺的情况下作业，钻井深度可达 40,000 英尺。

Stena Drilling将与壳牌和设备供应商NOV一起，将于2026年开始安装20,000 psi海底防喷器和其他关键设备。当新的20,000 psi设备包安装完毕后，Stena Evolution将能够完成完井作业位于美国墨西哥湾的壳牌运营的斯巴达油田的作业。

2023 年 5 月，壳牌授予 Stena Drilling 一份为期五年的 Stena Evolution 合同，将于 2024 年第二季度开始运营。

斯巴达油田开采古近纪油藏，壳牌于 12 月中旬就开发该项目达成了最终投资决定。该项目拥有一艘90,000桶油当量/天的生产半潜式钻井平台，预计将于2028年上线。

Stena Drilling will begin installing equipment needed for 20,000 psi operations on its seventh-gen Stena Evolution drillship starting in 2026, the contractor announced March 26.

The Stena Evolution drillship is capable of operating in water depths up to 12,000 ft and drilling depths up to 40,000 ft.

Stena Drilling, together with Shell and equipment supplier NOV, will start the installation of the 20,000 psi subsea blow-out preventer and other key equipment in 2026. When the new 20,000 psi equipment package is installed, the Stena Evolution will be able to perform completion operations in the Shell-operated Sparta Field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

In May 2023, Shell awarded Stena Drilling a five-year contract for the Stena Evolution, starting operations in the second quarter of 2024.

The Sparta Field taps the Paleogene reservoir, and Shell reached final investment decision on developing the project in mid-December. The project features a 90,000 boe/d production semisubmersible, which is expected to go online in 2028.