Keppel FELS delivers two B Class jackups to Mexico
Keppel FELS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has delivered two jackup rigs to the Mexican company Grupo R.
The rigs, CANTARELL I and CANTARELL II, were built to Keppel’s KFELS B Class design. They will be chartered to PEMEX for operations in the Cantarell oil field offshore Mexico. They are the first two of five jackup rigs that Keppel FELS is building for Grupo R.
Wong Kok Seng, Managing Director of Keppel O&M (Offshore) and Keppel FELS, said, “We are pleased to deliver another two rigs in 2016 to our client Grupo R. Despite the current low oil price environment, the market continues to prefer safe and efficient rigs with a proven track record like our KFELS B Class. We have built strong relationships with our customers and continue to engage them in developing win-win solutions.”
With the two rigs delivered, there will be 10 KFELS B Class rigs working in Mexico, two of which are directly owned by PEMEX.
The KFELS B Class jackup is designed to operate in water depths of up to 400 ft and drill to depths of 30,000 ft. Developed by Keppel’s Offshore Technology Development (OTD), the KFELS B Class jackup is equipped with an advanced and fully automated high-capacity rack and pinion jacking system, and self-positioning fixation system. It has accommodations for 150 persons.
Keppel has delivered projects to Mexico since 2004, when it was awarded a contract to build two accommodation modules. Besides building new jackup rigs for Mexico, Keppel has also repaired and serviced a total of 18 rigs that have been deployed in Mexico.
With the deliveries, Keppel FELS has delivered three rigs in 2016 to date.
