Operating depth
90 m
Large-bore anchor holes drilled on the seabed at low cost, with no divers or ROVs in the water.
The Submersible Drilling Rig is an in-house design, purpose-built by the Group to cut the cost of opening large-bore anchor holes in the seabed. It supports anchor deployment and the more complex subsea installation scopes, working from a platform or vessel at the surface under topside control.
Set against the drilling rig concepts already on the market, the SDR is a robust, purpose-built alternative that brings the cost of offshore drilling and piling down. It extends the Group's anchoring capability across subsea installations, floating offshore systems and marine infrastructure.
Mechanical drilling with no grout or resin: minimal seabed disturbance, low noise and a small operational footprint.
Runs from smaller support vessels with a compact containerised spread, cutting vessel day-rates and mobilisation cost.
Retractable legs and self-levelling feet keep it stable and drilling accurately at high-energy tidal sites where other rigs struggle.
The complete spread packs into standard ISO containers, so it mobilises to projects anywhere in the world.
The SDR is controlled remotely from the deck of the operating vessel, with the drilling head, self-levelling feet and umbilical all managed topside. Operations are monitored on-screen throughout, so no commercial divers or ROVs are needed on the seabed.
Removing divers from the equation is the point: it cuts offshore personnel exposure and cost, while the containerised spread keeps mobilisation simple and the environmental footprint small.
Anchoring packages for floating offshore developments and marine infrastructure.