Offshore staff
SINGAPORE – Keppel FELS Ltd. has delivered its fourth jackup rig, Dukhan, to Gulf Drilling International Ltd. (GDI) of Qatar nine days ahead of schedule.
Dukhan is a high-specification rig built to Keppel’s proprietary KFELS B Class design. Keppel FELS has previously delivered three similar jackup rigs to GDI – Al Khor, Al Zubarah, and Les-hat.
Customized for GDI with features that enable it to work anywhere in Qatar,Dukhan will be chartered to Qatar Petroleum for five years. The KFELS B Class is equipped with larger spud cans for reduced bearing pressure which expands its operational coverage, especially in sea beds where soft soil is predominant.
The rig includes a 15,000-psi choke system for well control and can drill wells through 30,000 ft (9,144 m) with a cantilever that can skid out 75 ft (23 m) from the edge of the hull to drill wells. It also features an offline stand building and 7,500-psi mud pumps.
Besides the four jackup rigs Keppel has built for GDI, N-KOM, its joint venture shipyard with Qatar Gas Transport Co., is constructing a self-propelled and self-elevating liftboat customized for GDI. N-KOM has also been awarded a six-year repair and maintenance contract for GDI’s fleet of jackup rigs operating in theMiddle East.
08/22/2014
