South Korea: STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Gets Drillship Order

STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., a South Korean shipbuilding company has received an order for construction of a drillship for an unknown European client, Yonhap News Agency reported Monday.

Under the contract worth US$700 million, the vessel should be completed by the second half of 2015, the company confirmed.

Other details of the contract haven’t been disclosed.

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Offshore Energy Today, October 23, 2012; Image: STX