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Feature 2 | AsiA-PAcific
Jurong Shipyard completes Noble
semisubmersibles on schedule
Singapore-based Jurong Shipyard, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has
announced the on-schedule completion of Noble Jim Day, the second Bingo
9000 design offshore drilling rig unit on order by Noble Drilling and the
largest of its kind undertaken by the yard.
N
oble Jim Day is the second
rig to be completed for Noble
following the on-schedule
delivery of the first unit, Noble Danny
Adkins. Both rigs are the largest
ultra-deepwater dynamic positioning
(DP3) semisubmersible drilling units
and the first Bingo 9000 design rigs to
be constructed and outfitted by Jurong
Shipyard from bare-deck hulls.
Having secured a four-year charter
contract by Marathon Oil Corporation,
Noble Jim Day is expected to commence
drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico
in the first quarter of 2010. The rig will
be capable of drilling up to 10,700m
(35,000ft) in depth and operating in water
depths of up to 3657m (12,000ft), with
accommodation for at least 200 persons.
Noble Danny Adkins, which has the
ability to drill 11,277m (37,000ft), set off
from Singapore for the Gulf of Mexico in
late 2009 after completing its sea trials.
The rig is expected to undergo final Noble Jim Day ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig (credit: Noble corporation).
provisioning before commencing its
four-year contract with Shell during the
first quarter of 2010. completed two Bingo 9000 design rigs, Noble Jim Day and Noble Danny
President and chief executive officer ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling Adkins, for Noble Drilling on schedule – an
of Sembcorp Marine and managing achievement for the South-east Asian yard.
director of Jurong Shipyard, Wong Weng
“The success of
Jurong Shipyard, a wholly owned
Sun, said: “We are pleased to achieve the subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, is a
on-schedule completions of Noble Jim
Noble Jim Day
leading Asian shipyard offering integrated
Day and Noble Danny Adkins – two of the
and Noble Danny
services and customised solutions in ship
largest ultra-deepwater rigs undertaken repair, shipbuilding, ship conversion,
by Jurong Shipyard to date. This milestone
Adkins testify to
rig building and offshore engineering
achievement is the result of a solid
partnership between Jurong Shipyard
Jurong Shipyard’s
to a worldwide clientele. Apart from its
track record in the building and servicing
and Noble founded on close cooperation
strong expertise
of jack-up and semisubmersible rigs,
and a commitment to quality and safety Jurong Shipyard is also a global leader
excellence. The success of Noble Jim Day
in rig building and
in the engineering, procurement and
and Noble Danny Adkins testify to Jurong
Shipyard’s strong expertise in rig building
versatility in providing
construction (EPC) conversion of tankers
to floating, production, storage and
and versatility in providing customised
customised offshore
offloading units (FPSOs), floating storage
offshore solutions to our customers.” tankers (FSOs) and floating production
Jurong Shipyard has successfully solutions” units (FPU). OMT
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