UAE-based Lamprell has announced the completion of construction on a jackup drilling rig, Greatdrill Chaaru and its delivery to Greatship Global Energy Services within budget and ahead of schedule.
Construction of the rig was undertaken on a fast-track basis and completion was achieved in only 18 months after the initial steel cutting.
The rig will join its sister vessel, the ‘Greatdrill Chaaya’ which Lamprell delivered in January 2013. Both rigs are contracted to work for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) in the offshore Indian territorial waters.
With this delivery, Lamprell has completed a total of 13 Super 116E jackup drilling rigs and has handed over its second major project for 2015.
“There has been excellent teamwork between the Lamprell and Greatship project team members, they have completed the project ahead of time without any major incidents and I am impressed, above all, with the quality of workmanship,” Bharat Sheth, chairman, Greatship Group, commented.
Jim Moffat, CEO, Lamprell, said: “Our project team has performed extremely well to deliver this project ahead of schedule, as per the client’s requirements and within budget.
“The group’s project execution continues to be of the highest standards and further demonstrates Lamprell’s proven capability to fabricate high quality, complex products for use in the global energy industry.”
