A Noble Corp. newbuild jackup destined to work for Statoil in the North Sea sustained damage earlier this week at the Sembcorp Marine Tanjong Kling shipyard in Singapore, is expected to be delivered on time.
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Illustration of the Noble Lloyd Noble, from Noble Corp. |
Sempcorb Marine does not expect the damage sustained to Noble Corp.'s newbuild jackup to delay the delivery of the Noble Lloyd Noble in Q2 2016.
A Sembcorp Marine spokesman told OE on 3 March that a shore crane at Sembcorp’s Tanjong Kling yard was lifting a bundle of scaffold planks from Noble Lloyd Noble to the quayside. During the lifting operation, the boom of the crane came into contact with another crane on the rig, damaging the latter.
The damaged crane located in an isolated area of the rig had no personnel present at the time of the incident, but three workers nearby and onboard the rig were injured.
A Bangladeshi male national had a lacerated thumb and was given first aid onsite. He was sent to the Westpoint Family Hospital for a thorough check-up and certified to be well.
An Indian male national suffered a small cut at the back of his head, and was sent to the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital for treatment and discharged the same day.
Another Indian male suffered a lower left arm fracture and was sent to the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital as well for treatment, and was discharged on 1 March.
Sembcorp is continuing to monitor the condition of the injured workers, in addition to assisting the Ministry of Manpower with the incident investigation.
“All workers onboard the Noble Lloyd Noble at the time of the incident were promptly evacuated from the rig to the quayside via four gangways and accounted for by Sembcorp Marine’s health, safety and environment team,” the spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, work is continuing on all other projects at the Tanjong Kling yard.
The Singapore Ministry of Manpower commenced an investigation into the cause of the incident, which occurred on 28 February, and access to the rig is limited during the initial phase of the investigation, Noble said.
The jackup is expected commence a four-year primary term contract with Norwegian giant Statoil in the North Sea in Q3, with the contract stipulating a commencement date of no later than 1 March 2017.
A thorough rig damage assessment is required before a revised schedule of delivery and contract commencement can be determined, Noble said on 1 March.
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