Samsung Heavy to Build One More for Ensco

Samsung Heavy to Build One More for Ensco

Samsung Heavy Industries, Co. Ltd. (SHI) and Ensco plc have reached a deal for the construction of a new drillship. The contract, worth around $511.7 million, has been announced today on KRX and will be the eighth drillship that Ensco has ordered from SHI.

The delivery of the vessel is scheduled for August 2015.

The seventh vessel of the Samsung GF12000 hull design was ordered last June. Samsung GF12000 hull design measures 755 feet in length and 125 feet in width. The vessel offers a payload in excess of 22,000 metric tons and a 1,250-ton hoisting system. The rig’s design and capabilities include numerous features that increase operating efficiency.

This fleet expansion will extend Ensco’s advantage of operating the newest ultra-deepwater fleet among global drilling contractors.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, June 10, 2013