The tour was hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineering Copenhagen's student chapter and funded by the Department of Chemical Engineering at DTU.
The petroleum engineering students travelled from DTU early in the morning with anticipation to experience what was behind their theoretical background.
Upon arrival, all were amazed by the sheer size of the jack-up rig. 150 m tall machinery capable of hosting a crew of 130 personnel, with a galley (kitchen), gym, cinema, a helicopter landing pad.
The rig must be self-sustainable during operation, so it has four 2.4 GW generator that delivers electricity for heating, drilling, ventilation, and desalination of 120 ton of water. And that is on a daily basis!
To say the least, it was a great experience!
Quotes from some of the students:
"I'd like to thank the Maersk's Resolve crew who showed us around the rig and shared their passion for the industry with us. It is quite stunning the level of automation achieved in Maersk's Resolve High-Efficiency Jack Up, its XY cantilever is definitely one of its main features, with a drilling envelope of 21.3 m x 14 m."
"I was able to ground my knowledge, this time with a jack-up type rig." Patryk Bijak
"Wow! The food here is great!" - Yao Xu, Bartosz Bula, Michał Stępień, Robin Shibu, Kuba Drochomirecki and many more students
A big "thank you" goes out to #Maerskdrilling, the Rig Manager, Allan Ramsing, Arlo and Ivo, Brian the TSL, Scottie the Driller and other crew members for making it a memorable experience.