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ccording to ABS Singapore
Country Manager Thomas Tan, ABS has an unprecedented
number of jackups on order to its
class in Singapore. Currently 24 units are on order with
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expected. The specialized drilling rigs
are being built at Kepfels Singapore, PPL Shipyard and Jurong
Shipyard. In addition to longstanding ABS clients such as Ensco
and Maersk Contractors, Norwegian owners
such as Sinvest, Odfjell Drilling and Awilco AS are
building to ABS class.
Photograph from the strike steel ceremony celebrating the
third ABS classed jackup under construction in PPL for its
Baker Marine Pacific Class (“BMC Pacific”) 375
Deep drilling offshore jackup. This proprietary rig design
was developed by Baker Marine Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary
of PPL Shipyard. The jackup rig is equipped with a drilling
package that will enable it to drill high pressure and high
temperature wells at 30,000 feet whilst operating in 375
feet of water. It has accommodation for 120 men.
P.T. Apexindo Pratama Duta Tbk. is the rig owner.
Celebrating the steel striking ceremony of the third ABS
classed jackup in Baker Marine’s BMC Pacific class
are (from left) Maurice Yuen, Project Manager, PPL; PK Ong,
Managing Director, PPL; Adam Moilanen,VP Southern Region,
ABS Pacific; Hertriono Kartowisastro, President Director,
PT Apexindo; KK Tan, President, SembCorp Marine; Thomas Tan,
Country Manager, ABS Singapore; Chris Perrocco, Project Manager
and Senior Surveyor, ABS Singapore; YM Tan, Surveyor, ABS
Singapore; Pierre Ducasse, Chief Operating Officer, Apexindo;
Andrew Mak, Manager, ESD, ABS Singapore; and Bobby Wong,
Principal Surveyor-in-Charge, ABS Singapore.
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