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The Dynamic Positioning (DP) class 3 unit has the ability to operate in deepwater operations worldwide, including the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Brazil and West of Africa. Mr Don Lee, Senior General Manager, Jurong Shipyard’s Offshore Division said, “We are honoured that Helix has entrusted us with the construction of this highly specialised deepwater semi-submersible well intervention rig. This rig is Jurong Shipyard’s first specialised platform with well intervention and subsea capabilities and represents a significant advance for us in this growing new market segment. We would like to thank Helix for awarding us this contract, which is a testament to Jurong Shipyard’s rig construction capabilities and versatility in developing purpose-designed solutions for the offshore industry. We are committed to build on this new partnership with Helix and to meet their stringent standards of quality, safety and reliability.” The contract is not expected to have any material impact on the consolidated net tangible assets per share and earnings per share of Sembcorp Marine for the year ending December 31, 2012. About Jurong Shipyard Jurong Shipyard, a fully-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine is a leading shipyard offering integrated services and customised solutions in ship repair, shipbuilding, ship conversion, rig building and offshore engineering to a world-wide clientele. Apart from its proven track record in the building and servicing of jack-up and semi-submersible rigs, Jurong Shipyard is also a global leader in the EPC conversion of tankers to floating production storage and offloading units (FPSOs), floating storage tankers (FSOs) and floating production units (FPUs). For more information about Jurong Shipyard, please visit our website at Sembcorp Marine press release |
Sembcorp Marine's Jurong Shipyard Secures A US$385.5 Million Contract To Build A Semi-submersible Well Intervention Rig