The new rig, scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2013, will operate in Qatar. The Pacific Class 400 series rig will be designed to operate at water depths of 400 feet and drilling to depths of 35,000 feet.
“Since the launch of this Pacific Class 400 series, five such jack-ups have been ordered with one unit delivered and operating in West Africa. Another rig will soon be delivered and is scheduled for deployment in Thailand,” said Benety Chang, deputy chairman of PPL Shipyard.
To-date, PPL Shipyard has built and delivered over 24 rigs of various designs and specifications in the last six years.