Tyumen shipyard will manufacture the first article of drilling equipment by the end of October, Alexander Bobkov, the shipyard’s deputy Director General reports according to Tyumen Lines agency. According to him, the plant is currently repairs roofing and lifting equipment. Only 20% of its production facilities are loaded today. Over 80 million rubles are to be invested into recovery of the shipyard’s infrastructure and introduction of a new production line by the end of the year. In 2007 the plant starts construction of a 125-ton mobile drilling unit and a set of equipment for drilling agent purification system. By the end of 2007 Tyumen shipyard plans to produce 20 units per year. Major customers of the plant are Rosneft, Burgas, TNK-ВР and Belorusneft.
Tyumen shipyard - drilling equipment manufacturer
INTEGRA group of companies is the owner of Tyumen shipyard from July 2006. Investments into the shipyard rehabilitation are to total over 500 million rubles within 2 years.