Aban Pearl
ship · built 1977
In short
Aban Pearl (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. Registered owner: Aban Offshore (source: Wikidata).
- Vessel type
- ship
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1977
- Gross tonnage
- 12,155
- Size (length × beam)
- 108 m
- Registered owner
- Aban Offshore
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Last reported position
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- Name
- Aban Pearl
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8756344
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 12,155
- Length overall
- 108 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1977
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Ownership & management
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- Registered owner
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About Aban Pearl
The Aban Pearl was a twin-hull, column-stabilized, semi-submersible offshore drilling rig owned and operated by Aban Offshore drilling company. It is registered in Singapore. In 2009, the Aban Pearl became the first offshore gas rig operated by the Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA. In May 2010, the rig sank into the sea though all workers aboard at the time were saved.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aban Pearl now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Aban Pearl in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is Aban Pearl?
- Aban Pearl is a ship, built in 1977 by Keppel Ltd.. The vessel is 108 m long and has a gross tonnage of 12,155.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Aban Pearl?
- Aban Offshore is recorded as Registered owner for Aban Pearl (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Aban Pearl?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Aban Pearl from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Aban Pearl. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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