Sembcorp Marine's subsidiary Jurong Shipyard won a $291.6m contract to build an accommodation semi-submersible rig with options for two more units from Prosafe, owner and operator of accommodation and service rigs, Seatrade Asia Online reports. The DP unit is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2014 for operations in the Norwegian continental shelf.
“We have ordered this unit as we continue to see strong demand in the high-end segment of the accommodation rigs market,” said Karl Ronny Klungtvedt, ceo of Prosafe. “We look forward in confidence to the timely delivery of this new generation of advanced semi-submersible accommodation rig.”
The semi-submersible accommodation rig is capable of operating gangway connected in deepwater and in harsh environments alongside fixed platforms, floating platforms and floating production and offloading vessels, with a full complement of deck cranes and fire-fighting capabilities.
“We have ordered this unit as we continue to see strong demand in the high-end segment of the accommodation rigs market,” said Karl Ronny Klungtvedt, ceo of Prosafe. “We look forward in confidence to the timely delivery of this new generation of advanced semi-submersible accommodation rig.”
The semi-submersible accommodation rig is capable of operating gangway connected in deepwater and in harsh environments alongside fixed platforms, floating platforms and floating production and offloading vessels, with a full complement of deck cranes and fire-fighting capabilities.