Keppel AmFELS, a wholly-owned US subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, delivered the Coatzacoalcos jackup rigto Mexico’s Central Panuco S.A. De C.V., a subsidiary of Mexico's Perforadora Central S.V. De C.V. (Perforadora Central).
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The Coatzacoalcos. From Keppel AmFELS. |
The Coatzacoalcos will be chartered by Mexican national oil company Pemex for work offshore Mexico.
Coatzacoalcos is the fourth jackup rig built by Keppel AmFELS for Perforadora Central and the third based on the LeTourneau Super 116E design. The yard is currently building a fifth jackup to Keppel’s proprietary KFELS B Class design for Perforadora Central that is scheduled for delivery in 4Q 2015.
The rig was christened at Keppel AmFELS’ yard in Brownsville, Texas.
“The successful delivery of this fourth rig to Perforadora Central and the excellent progress on the fifth rig under construction is a testament to the strong capabilities of the yard as well as the partnership between our two companies,” says Simon Lee, Keppel AmFELS president. “We are glad to be able to support Perforadora Central as they grow their fleet of rigs to become the premier drilling operator in Mexico.
Keppel AmFELS’ has built two 220-men accommodation modules for Pemex in 2006 as well as repairing and servicing a total of 18 rigs that have been chartered by Pemex from other companies over the years.
“Coatzacoalcos will further extend our footprint in the Gulf of Mexico and we are confident it will be just as successful as the three rigs Keppel AmFELS has built for us,” says Patricio Alvarez Morphy Orvañanos, Perforadora Central Senior VP. “The excellent teamwork we have built up is further demonstrated on the smooth progress of Uxpanapa, our latest newbuild Jackup of the KFELS B Class design.”
Keppel AmFELS previously completed Tonala, an ultra-premium KFELS B Class jackup for Perforadora Central in 2004, followed by Tuxpan in 2010 and Papaloapan in 2013, both LeTourneau S116E rigs.
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