Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract for the delivery of a deepwater drilling riser system to the DSME shipyard in South Korea. The riser package will be delivered to offshore drilling company Atwood Oceanics' drill ship. The contract value is approximately USD 50 million and includes an option for another two units.
The 10 000 feet deepwater drilling riser system will be manufactured and delivered out of Aker Solutions' manufacturing plant in Port Klang, Malaysia. Delivery of the first drilling riser system is scheduled for June 2013.
Mr Thor Arne Håverstad executive vice president of Aker Solutions drilling technologies business said that "We are very pleased that DSME once again decided to purchase an Aker Solutions CLIP riser system. This is the sixth drilling riser contract we are signing with DSME and we are very pleased to continue the good relationship with them."
Aker Solutions currently has 15 drilling riser systems in operation, of which six complete drilling riser systems have been delivered this year.
The 10 000 feet deepwater drilling riser system will be manufactured and delivered out of Aker Solutions' manufacturing plant in Port Klang, Malaysia. Delivery of the first drilling riser system is scheduled for June 2013.
Mr Thor Arne Håverstad executive vice president of Aker Solutions drilling technologies business said that "We are very pleased that DSME once again decided to purchase an Aker Solutions CLIP riser system. This is the sixth drilling riser contract we are signing with DSME and we are very pleased to continue the good relationship with them."
Aker Solutions currently has 15 drilling riser systems in operation, of which six complete drilling riser systems have been delivered this year.