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Northstar Eurasia is a fleet of offshore drilling platforms operated by Northstar Offshore Petroleum & Energy.

Overview

Northstar Eurasia refers to a fleet of eight modular ultra-deepwater drilling platforms manufactured by Sumsang Heavy Industries - Thailand Division (S.H.I.-T.) for Northstar’s international expansion program. The fleet operates across the northern hemisphere in cooperation with a range of European private and state-affiliated energy partners.

As of present operations, Northstar 01 and Northstar 02 are deployed in the North Sea under contract with the French energy company TotalEnergies. Northstar 03 operates in the Baltic Sea in partnership with the Chernarussian state-owned enterprise, Chernarussian Oil and Petroleum Exports (COPE). Northstar 04, 06, and 07 are active across the Atlantic Ocean under agreements with the Polish energy group PKN Orlen.

Northstar 05 and Northstar 08 were decommissioned in 2022 following reported safety and operational concerns.