Keppel FELS to Deliver Semisubmersible Rigs

Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is on track to deliver ENSCO 8504, the fifth of seven ENSCO 8500 Series® ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rigs being built exclusively for Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV).

Keppel FELS expects to deliver the rig on time, within budget and with no lost time incidents. ENSCO 8504 has been contracted to TOTAL E&P Deep Offshore Borneo B.V. for deployment in Brunei.

The rig was named at Keppel FELS today by Lady Sponsor, Mrs. Maika Grosjean, in the presence of Guest-of-Honour, Mr Teo Ser Luck, Singapore's Minister of State for Trade and Industry.

Designed to address some of the most demanding offshore drilling requirements at water depths up to 8,500 feet, ENSCO 8504 features a two million pound quad derrick, offline pipe handling capability, 35,000 feet drilling capacity and DP2 station keeping capabilities.