After more than a year docked at OSK Dock in Nikiski, the Randolf Yost jack-up rig left Cook Inlet in October. The Falcon heavy lift vessel moved the Randolf Yost out of Kachemak Bay October 25th, more than six years after Furie Operating Alaska moved it into Cook Inlet. The rig was used primarily in the Kitchen Lights Unit.
When Hex LLC acquired Furie’s assets in a 2020 bankruptcy proceeding, Hex CEO John Hendrix declined to continue the company’s contract with Randolf Yost, prompting its sale to Shelf Drilling.