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Keppel delivers the Floatel Triumph

Sep 30, 2016

Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary, Keppel FELS, delivered the Floatel Triumph semisubmersible to Floatel International, which will work on Chevron's Wheatstone, and INPEX's Ichthys Field, off Western Australia.  The Floatel Triumph is…

Saudi Aramco extends Seadrill rig contracts

Jul 29, 2016

Rig operator Seadrill has received three-year contract extensions from Saudi Aramco for the jackups AOD I and AOD II expiring in June 2019 and July 2019, respectively. The extensions are in direct continuation of the current contracts…

Keppel cuts 5000 jobs, drops 45% in 1H

Jul 22, 2016

Keppel Corp. reported a 45% decline in its profits in 1H 2016, as the Singaporean shipbuilder announced a reduction in its workforce by more than 5000. Image from Keppel. In the first six months of the year…

Keppel delivers jackup to Mexico's Central Panuco

Jul 14, 2016

Keppel Offshore & Marine US subsidiary Keppel AmFELS delivered the Uxpanapa jackup to Mexico's Central Panuco, a subsidiary of Perforadora Central. The rig was christened at Keppel AmFELS' yard in Brownsville, Texas. Uxpanapa is the fifth…

Keppel, MHWirth, Rosneft work together on rigs

May 20, 2016

Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine has entered into an agreement with Russian oil major, Rosneft, and Norwegian drilling equipment firm, MHWirth, to set up a Singapore incorporated joint venture company (JVCO). The shareholding of Keppel O&M…

KrisEnergy makes board of directors changes

May 13, 2016

Managing director of Keppel Offshore & Marine, Michael Chia Hock Chye, has joined KrisEnergy’s board of directors as a non- executive director effective 13 May 2016. Chia has also been appointed as a member of the audit committee and nominating committee…

Keppel completes LeTourneau acquisition

May 03, 2016

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has completed the acquisition of Cameron International Corporation's (Cameron) offshore product division, which comprises the LeTourneau jackup rig designs, rig kit business, as well as its aftersales and aftermarket services…

Keppel FELS delivers Cantarell jackups

Mar 28, 2016

Keppel FELS has delivered two jackup rigs to Mexico's Grupo R. Built to Keppel's proprietary KFELS B Class design, the rigs, CANTARELL I and CANTARELL II, will be chartered to PEMEX for operations in the Cantarell oil field offshore Mexico…

Keppel O&M secures FPSO conversion and more

Aug 11, 2015

Keppel Offshore & Marine’s (Keppel O&M) wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard  has secured a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) conversion contract as well as three repair, upgrade and modification contracts worth a total of about US$89 million (S$125 million)…

Keppel delivers Pemex jackup

Jan 09, 2015

Mexican national oil company, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) took delivery of its first of two KFELS B Class jackup rigs from Singapore’s Keppel FELS. The Yunuen jackup. From Keppel.   The…

Keppel converting second Golar FLNG

Dec 31, 2014

Golar LNG awarded Keppel Shipyard a US$705 million contract for the conversion of a second Moss liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, the GIMI, into a floating liquefaction vessel (FLNGV) for Golar’s subsidiary Golar Gimi. Image of Keppel Shipyard…

Keppel AmFELS delivers fourth rig to Perforadora Central

Dec 01, 2014

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). The Coatzacoalcos…

Keppel to buy LNG from Petronas

Nov 05, 2014

Singapore’s Keppel is in a deal with Malaysia’s Petronas to buy up to 1 million-tonne of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year, over a period of 10 years. The deal is between Keppel Infrastructure Holdings through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary…

Keppel gets US$120 million contracts

Oct 07, 2014

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (Keppel O&M) wholly owned subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard Ltd and Keppel Nantong Shipyard Co. Ltd were awarded contracts worth approximately US$120 million. From Keppel   Bumi…

Keppel secures jackup contract from GDI

Sep 16, 2014

Keppel FELS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore and Marine, secured a contract from Qatar-based Gulf Drilling International to build a repeat high-specification KFELS B Class jackup rig worth US$227 million. As part of the contract…

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