Day: July 24, 2025
Continuing its efforts to reduce foreign energy dependency and increase domestic production, Turkey has added two new drilling vessels to its fleet. The Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) has expanded its fleet with the purchase of two twin, seventh-generation, ultra-deepwater drilling vessels. This brings Turkey’s deepwater drilling fleet to six, making it one of the most modern in the world. While the names of the purchased vessels have not yet been determined, the two vessels, which served in the Norwegian fleet as West Draco (2014) and West Dorado (2015), are now included in TPAO’s inventory.
