ENSCO 8506 delivered by Keppel FELS

Offshore staff

LONDON –Ensco plc (NYSE:ESV) has taken delivery at the Keppel FELS Singapore shipyard of the last rig in the ENSCO 8500 series. The ENSCO 8506 is contracted to Anadarko for work in the Gulf of Mexico starting in December.

“The cost-efficient proprietary design and standardized approach to the series have paid off for both Ensco and our customers,” said John Knowlton, Ensco senior vice president – Technical. “As a result, we have made standardization one of the elements that sets our fleet apart ...”

7/31/2012