Valaris announces multiple offshore contracts
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) has kicked off the New Year by announcing a flurry of contracts. Today it reported that it has been awarded the following new contracts: One-well
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Damen Verolme gets jack-up ready for next gen wind turbines
FEBRUARY 13, 2017 — The 151-metre, self-propelled, DP2 jack-up rig Seafox 5 has left the Damen Verolme Rotterdam (DVR) shipyard following a four-month refit in which the boom of its main crane
PPL Shipyard cancels two jack-up contracts
AUGUST 31, 2017 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Ltd reports that its wholly-owned subsidiary, PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd, has terminated two contracts with the subsidiaries of Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd, for the construction
Jurong delivers rig built for Hercules to Maersk
MAY 31 2016 — Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard, has delivered the high-specification jack-up rig Maersk Highlander (formerly known as Hercules Highlander) to Maersk Highlander UK Ltd. This follows the announcement last week
Keppel O&M completes LeTourneau acquisition
MAY 3, 2016 — Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has completed its $100 million acquisition of Cameron International Corporation’s offshore product division, consisting of the LeTourneau jack-up rig designs and
Keppel acquires LeTourneau jackup business for $100 million
AUGUST 31, 2015 — Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) is paying $100 million to acquire the LeTourneau jackup rig business from Cameron International. The news comes within days of the announcement
Drydocks World completes rig refurbishment ahead of schedule
APRIL 9, 2010 — Drydocks World, Dubai, has completed a major refurbishment project on National Drilling Company’s (NDC) jack-up Rig Beynouna ahead of schedule, in just 28 days. For Rig Beynouna, Drydocks
DNV GL issues guidance on jacking gear
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014—Jack-up rig safety can be severely compromised by jacking gear failure. An incident in which a rig tilted in a Singapore shipyard last year injured 90 workers. In that incident,
F&G approves use of Siemens jacking control system
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 — According to Siemens, Friede and Goldman, Ltd. (F&G) has confirmed that Siemens jacking control system is approved for use on its jack-up rig designs. F&G customers will now
Maersk Drilling names giant jack-up
MARCH 24, 2014 — In a ceremony held at the Keppel FELS shipyard, Singapore, March 21, Karen Tiffen, wife of Martin Tiffen, Managing Director of Total E&P Norge AS, named the ultra