VIETNAM GETS FIRST SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE DRILLING TENDER ASSIST RIG
December 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
OFFSHORE oil rig builder Singapore-based Keppel Corp has won a US$200 million contract to build a semi-submersible drilling tender assist rig for PetroVietnam. With delivery planned for 2011's fourth quarter, this would be Vietnam's first such rig. Keppel praised its "resilience and suitability" for many "challenging environments."
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OFFSHORE oil rig builder Singapore-based Keppel Corp has won a US$200 million contract to build a semi-submersible drilling tender assist rig for PetroVietnam. With delivery planned for 2011's fourth quarter, this would be Vietnam's first such rig. Keppel praised its "resilience and suitability" for many "challenging environments."
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