Singapore’s Seatrium has been awarded an offshore jack-up drilling rig contract from International Maritime Industries (IMI), a shipyard in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Seatrium Offshore Technology, the flagship offshore jack-up designer for Seatrium Group, has won an international tender from IMI to supply equipment and the license for a LeTourneau Super 116E Class self-elevating drilling unit (SE-MODU) Kingdom 3, according to the company’s release.
This agreement marks the commencement of new-build construction in IMI in the MENA region.
The value of this contract was not divulged.
The offshore and marine specialist on Thursday (Feb 20) said that the contract underscored its long-term partnership with IMI to construct offshore jack-ups in the Kingdom.
The chosen design will be the LeTourneau Super 116E Class and is part of the next generation of jack-up designs customized for operational requirements within the Middle East and North Africa region.
These rigs will be outfitted with 343 feet of leg and 1.5-million-pound hook load while utilizing advanced cyber systems.
This deal marks the 44th order for the LeTourneau Super 116 series of jack-ups.
It is 70 years since Seatrium designed and built the world’s first independent leg jack-up drilling rig, the company said, adding that it has designed and been involved in the construction of more than half of all jack-up rigs in service and 65% of the jack-ups operating in the Middle East.
