Annual Report 2010 - SBM Offshore

Semi-Submersible Drilling Rigs
The Company was contracted to supply three
TDS2000Plus and 2500 series Dynamically Positioned
Semi-Submersible Drilling Units, which were ordered
in late 2006 and early 2007. These units are fitted
with the latest drilling controls and automation and
are capable of operating in water depths from 2,000
to 2,400 metres and drilling up to 7,500 metres below
the seabed. All three contracts were Engineering,
Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts and
the engineering for all three drilling units has been executed
by the SBM-Atlantia operating unit in Houston.
The Semi-Submersible drilling rig “Lone Star” was
delivered and handed over to our client Queiroz
Galvão Perfuraçoes S.A. offshore Abu Dhabi on 13
October 2010.
The Semi-Submersible drilling rig “Norbe VI” was
delivered and handed over to our client Odebrecht Oil &
Gas offshore Abu Dhabi on 23 November 2010.
Construction and commissioning of the third Semi-
Submersible drilling rig “Delba III” for Delba Drilling
International Coöperative U.A. is progressing for
delivery in the first half of 2011.
All three drilling rigs projects have suffered further cost
overruns in 2010 with significant charges having been
taken into account during this year to complete the first
two drilling rigs and to provide fully for completion of
the third rig.
Proprietary Technology and Supply of
Special Equipment
Several orders were obtained for the basic designs of
drilling units and offshore construction vessels and in
most cases these were combined with the supply of
associated specialised equipment.
This year most orders for Jack-up systems were specifically
designed for the installation of offshore Wind
Turbines. These activities are mainly executed under
the brand name GustoMSC.
Report of the Board of Management
Orders received
The following new orders for proprietary designs
were received:
• two NG9000C Wind Turbine Installation Jack-ups
from Lamprell Energy Limited, to be built for Fred
Olsen Windcarrier;
• one NG9000C Wind Turbine Installation Jack-up
from Cosco Shipyard for A2Sea;
• one NG5500C Wind Turbine Installation Jack-up
from Lamprell Energy Limited, to be built for Sea
Jacks;
• one SEA3250 Multi Purpose Jack-up from Drydocks
World SE Asia to be built for JackBarge;
• one SEA2500 Multi Purpose Jack-up from IHC
Merwede to be built for GeoSea.
These orders included the supply of the following
equipment:
• six Jacking Systems;
• four “around the leg” Cranes (800 tonnes).
Orders delivered
In 2010, the following offshore units were delivered
based on GustoMSC designs :
• one Wind Turbine Installation vessel Windlift I built
by Western Shipyard for BARD;
• one DSS 21 Drilling Semisubmersible Maersk
Deliverer for Maersk Drilling built by KeppelFels;
• two CJ 46 Drilling Jack-ups built by Drydock World
SE Asia, the Perro Negro 8 for Saipem and the Naga
3 for UMW Standard Drilling;
• one N2500X General Purpose Installation Jack-up
GMS Endurance, built by GMS yard for GMS;
• one P10000 Dynamic Positioned Drillship,
Deepwater Champion, built by Hyundai Heavy
industries for Transocean;
• one General Purpose Installation Jack-up, ARB-3,
built at Jurong shipyard for Aramco.
These orders included the supply of the following
equipment:
• five Jacking Systems;
• two XY- Skidding Systems;
• two Fixation Systems;
two Offshore Cranes, one 500-tonnes hydraulic crane
and one electric 550-tonnes crane.
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