Keppel FELS Completes Rig for Maersk
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), and Maersk Contractors have inaugurated the new DSS 21 proprietary design semisubmersible (semi), which is also the most technically advanced deepwater drilling rig to be designed and completed by Singapore to date. The Maersk Developer was named in the presence of Guest-of-Honor, Mr Lim Boon Heng, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, by Mrs. Kari Reinertsen, wife of Mr Øivind Reinertsen, President of StatoilHydro (North America Operations).
Keppel Delivers Project to Qatar Ahead of Schedule
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M), will deliver its first jackup drilling rig ahead of time to Qatar’s national drilling company, Gulf Drilling International Ltd (GDI). Built to Keppel’s proprietary KFELS B Class design, the first rig will be named Al-Khor, after one of Qatar’s historical cities which has contributed to the development of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the country in recent years. Lim Boon Heng, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office of the Republic of Singapore and Mr S Al-Shirrawi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of GDI and Finance Director of Qatar Petroleum graced the occasion of its inauguration ceremony at Keppel FELS in Singapore today.
