Keppel AmFELS delivers Tuxpan jack-up to Mexico

Keppel AmFELS, based in Brownsville, Texas, USA, has announced the completion of its latest jack-up rig for offshore drilling service provider Perforadora Central SA de CV, of Mexico.

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eppel AmFELS Inc is a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M)

Limited and focuses on construction for the Gulf of Mexico region. Te jack-up rig Tuxpan was delivered to the owner safely, on time and within budget. Tuxpan is the second jack-up rig that

Keppel AmFELS has built for Perforadora Central. Built according to LeTourneau Super 116E design and with leg lengths of 511ft, Tuxpan is capable of drilling wells to a depth of 30,000ſt in water depths of 375ſt. President of Perforadora Central, Patricio

Alvarez Morphy, said: “Tuxpan is built to the highest standards of safety and quality under the expert project management and construction capabilities of Keppel AmFELS. We are confident that this fine rig will achieve a strong operational record when she begins work.” Keppel AmFELS is currently constructing

four other newbuild jack-up rigs of the enhanced LeTourneau Super 116E design, for Rowan Companies. President of Keppel AmFELS, Tan

Geok Seng, said: “The completion of Tuxpan, another well-executed project, augments our track record in this region

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and reinforces the strong partnership that we have built with good repeat customers such as Perforadora Central.” Since its establishment in 1990, Keppel

AmFELS has built up its facilities and equipment to become the most well equipped offshore shipyard in the Gulf of Mexico. The yard engages in the construction, refurbishment, conversion, life extension and repair of a complete range of mobile drilling rigs and platforms. Perforadora Central provides offshore

and onshore drilling service mainly for state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX). OMT

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