ABS Senior Surveyor KC Chang, Singapore,(right) with Transocean’s representative Ricky Robertson, prior to entering the semi’s horizontal bracings.

The Transocean semisubmersible Sedco 702 is undergoing survey and modification work in Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore. The semi is extending its life by undergoing a special number six survey and modifications to include an upgrade to dynamic positioning notation DP-2. The drilling unit is ABS classed XA1, CSDU (M), (E), XPAS.