Lamprell to build another high-spec jackup for NDC
HAMRIYAH, UAE -- National Drilling Company (NDC) of Abu Dhabi has exercised one of its existing options and awarded a contract to Lamprell for the construction and delivery of a high-specification jackup drilling rig.
Lamprell yard in Hamriyah, UAE
Lamprell has previously been awarded contracts by NDC for a series of eight rigs and this ninth rig will be of the same design. The LeTourneau-designed, Super 116E (Enhanced) Class mobile offshore drilling unit will be constructed at Lamprell’s facility in Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), with a planned delivery in Q2 2017.
As previously announced, NDC has further options for Lamprell to build up to an additional two jackup rigs of the same design, which have been extended to 3Q 2015.
