The 2007-built West Prospero is a jack-up rig with a history in Northeast Africa and Southeast Asia. Credit: James Jones Jr/Shutterstock.

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has completed the sale of its jack-up rig West Prospero for $45m.

Built in 2007, the West Prospero is an independent-leg cantilever jack-up rig with an operational history spanning Northeast Africa and Southeast Asia.

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The West Prospero is designed as Mod V-B, registered under the Panama flag and classified by DNV.

Its dimensions stand at 71m x 63m x 7.6m, and it features a robust jacking system with 12 pinions per leg. It can accommodate up to 120 personnel, providing ample space for both crew and operational staff.

Seadrill president and chief executive officer Simon Johnson said: “With the sale of the West Prospero, we have monetized a non-core asset that has been stacked since 2016 and successfully executed on our strategy to exit the benign jack-up market”.

With a variable load capacity of 2,545mt during transit and 3,455mt while drilling, the West Prospero is capable of operating in water depths of up to 122m and can achieve a maximum drilling depth of 9,144m.

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The West Prospero is equipped with a range of storage facilities to support its operations.

It boasts a fuel capacity of 772m3, drill water storage of 606m3, and potable water storage of 324m3.

The rig’s liquid mud capacities include an active storage of 147m3 and a reserve capacity of 437m3.

Additionally, it has bulk storage for bentonite and barite at 170m3, bulk cement at 144m3, and can hold up to 5,000 sacks, ensuring it is well-prepared for various drilling activities.

In May 2024, Seadrill finalised a $338m agreement to sell its jack-up rigs in Qatar. The deal includes the West Castor, West Telesto, and West Tucana rigs.