ENSCO OFFSHORE

Keppel FELS Divests Interest in Rig for $80m

Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has transferred its entire 75% interest in ENSCO Enterprises Ltd II (JVC) to ENSCO Offshore International Company (ENSCO) for a cash consideration of US$80 million. The JVC is part of an alliance agreement with ENSCO to build, own and operate a jackup rig, ENSCO 106, valued at around US$105 million. The agreement carries an option for ENSCO to purchase Keppel FELS' entire interest in the rig prior to or upon delivery. The consideration is based on the book value of Keppel FELS’ 75% interest in the JVC.

Keppel FELS Delivers Rig to ENSCO

Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) delivered ENSCO 107, a KFELS B Class design jackup drilling rig to ENSCO International Inc (ENSCO) one month ahead of contractual schedule and within budget. Guest-of-Honor, Mr. S. Dhanabalan, chairman of Temasek Holdings Pte Limited and Mr. Lim Chee Onn, executive chairman of Keppel Corporation Limited, were present to witness the christening ceremony, which came one day after Keppel FELS and ENSCO inked a new contract for the construction of a $338 million

ENSCO Completes Financing Facility

ENSCO International Incorporated announced the closing of a new $195 million loan facility guaranteed by MARAD. The facility will be used to finance the ENSCO 7500 semisubmersible drilling rig currently being constructed for ENSCO by Friede Goldman Offshore. The rig is scheduled to commence drilling operations for Burlington Resources during the fourth quarter of 2000. The MARAD guarantee covers both interim financing during the construction period as well as 15 year bonds to be issued upon

Keppel FELS Wins $427m ENSCO Deal

Seen here are William S. Chadwick, Jr., Executive Vice President - COO of ENSCO; Tong Chong Heong, MD & COO of Keppel Offshore & Marine; Daniel W. Rabun, Chairman, President and CEO of ENSCO; Choo Chiau Beng, Chairman & CEO of Keppel Offshore & Marine and Mr Paul Wildberger, General Manager, Capital Projects of ENSCO, in front of ENSCO 8500. Keppel FELS won an order for an ultra-deepwater semisubmersible (semi) drilling rig from a wholly-owned subsidiary of ENSCO International Incorporated

ENSCO and Chiles Offshore Announce Agreement to Merge

ENSCO International Incorporated and Chiles Offshore Inc. announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement by which ENSCO will acquire Chiles. The Boards of both companies have approved the transaction. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Chiles' stockholders will receive 0.6575 shares of ENSCO common stock, plus cash of $5.25, for each share of Chiles' common stock. Total value of the transaction is approximately $578 million based on ENSCO's closing price as of May 14

Ensco Takes Delivery of ENSCO 8504 Rig

Ensco has taken delivery of ENSCO 8504, the fifth of the seven ENSCO 8500 Series(R) rigs constructed by Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore. After mobilizing to Brunei to complete deepwater sea trials and final outfitting, ENSCO 8504 will commence a previously announced drilling contract with Total E&P Deep Offshore Borneo B.V. The proprietary design of the ENSCO 8500 Series(R) was developed with input from customers to address the drilling requirements for virtually every deepwater field

Ensco Marine Sells Tug Supply Boat

Ensco Marine of Broussand, La. has sold its anchor handling tug supply boat Ensco Giant to Odyssea Marine. The vessel was built in 1976 by Mangone Shipyard in Houston, Texas and was fitted with a Smatco DAW-250 double drum waterfall anchor handling/towing winch. The vessel will be renamed Odyssea Giant and used in offshore anchor handling and towing in support of the new owner's offshore construction business both domestically and internationally

Tidewater, ENSCO Will Close Transaction on April 1

Tidewater Inc. and ENSCO International Incorporated jointly announced today that Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance had been obtained and that all other conditions to closing have been satisfied with respect to the previously announced sale by ENSCO of its 27-vessel Gulf of Mexico fleet to Tidewater. The transaction is expected to be completed as of 12:01 a.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2003.

Keppel FELS Secures ENSCO Order

Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) won a repeat order for an ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig from a wholly-owned subsidiary of ENSCO International Incorporated (ENSCO). The total project value is approximately $338 million. The semi is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter 2009. To be named ENSCO 8501, this rig is similar to the first semi, ENSCO 8500, which ENSCO ordered with Keppel FELS in September 2005

ENSCO 7500 Is A Groundbreaker

As the offshore market, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico, continues to heat up, news from Dallas heralds a new era of ensuring safety and efficiency. ENSCO International took delivery of its new semisubmersible ENSCO 7500 from Friede Goldman Halter of Port Arthur, Texas, marking the drilling rig's place in offshore history as the first to complete certificate of inspection requirements under the USCG Alternate Compliance Program (ACP), as facilitated by ABS of Houston.