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Prospector Offshore Drilling

Prospector 5: a second North Sea unit

A three-year Total contract documented in public reporting in 2014.

A November 2014 public filing described Prospector 5 as a high-specification JU2000E jack-up contracted to Total for three years following contract commencement. The rig was delivered by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding.

The same filing identified Prospector 1 and Prospector 5 as the company’s two operating jack-ups. Both were intended for work in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea.

This record shows the progression from a first newbuild to a multi-unit operating platform. Fleet development required shared technical standards while retaining accountability for the readiness of each individual unit.

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