2008 Annual Report - SBM Offshore

SBM Offshore Annual Report 2008 / Report of the Board of Management47water depths up to 2,000 metres and be capable of drillingup to 7,500 metres below the seabed. Construction of thethird drilling unit of the TDS 2500 design for Delba DrillingInternational Coöperatie U.A. started in early 2008 andconstruction in the dry dock has commenced followingfloat out of the hull of rig number 2. This drilling rig will beable to operate in water depths up to 2,400 metres and becapable of drilling up to 10,000 metres below the seabed.This rig will be delivered in the second quarter of 2010.The engineering for all three drilling rigs is executed bythe Houston office.Design Services and Supply of Special ComponentsIn addition to the orders for the turnkey supply of drillingunits described above a large variety of orders wereobtained for design services for drilling units and offshoreconstruction vessels, in certain cases combined with thesupply of proprietary design and hardware components.basic design for a DSS20 accommodationsemi-submersible for Floatel International.Drillships• an order for the supply of a GustoMSC PRD-12000drillship design for Frontier Drilling Inc. This is thesecond unit of this customised PRD-12000 design(designated “the Bully” by the Shell/Frontier JV) thathas been ordered by Frontier Drilling Inc. The vesselis designed for arctic conditions, comprising botha dynamic positioning system and a conventionalmooring system. The Company received a hardwareorder for the supply of the thrusters retrieval systemsfor both vessels;• an order for the supply of two basic designs forGustoMSC P-10000 drillships under the licenseagreement with HHI of Korea. HHI was awarded acontract from Metrostar for the construction of bothP-10000 drillships.This activity is mainly based in the Schiedam office andhas generated another record year in turnover in theseproducts. The most important orders include:Drilling Jack-Ups• an order from an undisclosed yard for the supply ofthe basic design, the jacking systems, the fixationsystems and the XY-skidding systems for twoCJ46X100D jack-ups.Drilling Semi-Submersibles• an order from Keppel Fels for the supply of the basicdesign for a second DSS38 semi-submersible forQueiroz Galvão Perfuraçoes;• an order from Keppel Fels for the supply of thebasic design for a third DSS38 semi-submersible forScorpion Drilling;• An order from Keppel Fels for the supply of theMulti Purpose Jack-ups• the basic design and the jacking systems for twoGustoMSC NG2500 multi-purpose jack-ups for GulfMarine Services;• an order from JackupBarge BV for the basic designand jacking systems for one SEA2750 jack-upsuitable for construction support, maintenance,accommodation and light drilling in water depthsup to 40 metres, to be built at the Batam yard ofDrydocks World;• an order from Resolution Shipping for the basicdesign and supply of two sets of jacking systemsand two 1000 tonne cranes for two NG-7500/6-HPEwind turbine installation vessels, to be built at Coscoshipyard in China;• an order from GeoSea N.V. for the basic designand jacking systems for one SEA2000 jack-upsuitable for construction support, maintenance andaccommodation in water depths up to 40 metres tobe built by Lemandts in Belgium.