Rig LA SANTA MARIA Named in Singapore

Keppel FELS has delivered a KFELS B Class jackup rig, to Constructora y Perforadora LATINA (CP LATINA), a private Mexican company in the energy sector.

The rig was named LA SANTA MARIA at a ceremony in Keppel FELS today. Delivered on time and with a perfect safety record, it will be chartered to PEMEX, Mexico’s national oil company, for deployment in offshore Mexico.

LA SANTA MARIA is the first of two high-specification jackup rigs that Keppel FELS is building for CP LATINA. The second rig is on schedule to be delivered in 4Q 2013.

Keppel’s proprietary KFELS B Class jackup design is able to operate in water depths of up to 400 feet and drill to depths of 30,000 feet. Developed by Keppel’s technology arm, Offshore Technology Development (OTD), the robust rig is equipped with an advanced and fully-automated high capacity rack and pinion jacking system, and Self-Positioning Fixation System.

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Press Release, August 2, 2013