Lamprell News

 

Lamprell - newbuild jackup delayed

Jul 26, 2016

UAE-based rig builder and engineering firm Lamprell says delivery of a jackup drilling rig, which had been scheduled for delivery in Q2 2016, has been delayed due to an issue with equipment supplied by an original equipment manufacturer. According to a November 2015 presentation by Lamprell…

Saudi Arabia eyes fabication, manufacturing growth

Jun 01, 2016

Saudi Arabia has taken two steps towards boosting its in-country rig building and high-end manufacturing capabilities in the sector.  Saudi Aramco, the Kingdom's oil super-major, Abu Dhabi-based engineering and rig building firm Lamprell…

Saudi Aramco, Lamprell, HHI, Bahri, ink shipyard MOU

Jan 26, 2016

Saudi Aramco, Dubai based rig builder and engineering firm Lamprell, the national shipping company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) and Hyundai Heavy Industries have signed a memorandum of understanding over establishing a Maritime Complex in Saudi Arabia…

Lamprell confident in Middle East

Nov 27, 2015

Dubai based rig builder and construction firm Lamprell is hoping work in the Middle East will help it buffer the downturn.  The firm currently has seven concurrent jackup rigs being constructed at its Hamriyah yard, a record for the group…

New COO for Lamprell

Oct 12, 2015

Dubai-based fabrication and engineering firm Lamprell has promoted Niall O'Connell to chief operating officer in its latest staffing change. In August, the firm announced CEO James Moffatt, who joined Lamprell in 2013, is to retire in June next year…

Lamprell seeking new CEO

Aug 14, 2015

Dubai-based fabrication and engineering firm Lamprell's CEO James Moffat (pictured) is to retire 30 June 2016. Lamprell says a search to find his successor is under way.  Moffat joined Lamprell in 2013, at a time when it had been under financial strain…

Enerpac weighs Lamprell jackup

Apr 29, 2015

Enerpac and Al Masaood Trading, Dubai, supplied Lamprell with an EVO-series synchronous lifting system to weigh a newly completed jackup rig. Image from Enerpac. The Enerpac multifunctional…

ADNOC plans $25 billion offshore spend

Apr 28, 2015

In a break from the energy industry’s current contraction trend of spending cuts, employee layoffs, contract delays and cancellations, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) recently announced plans to spend more than US$25 billion on various offshore fields…

Lamprell lands latest jackup order

Apr 28, 2015

UAE-based rig builder and fabrication firm Lamprell has been awarded a jackup construction contract by Abu Dhabi's National Drilling Co. (NDC). Image of the Muhaiyimat for National Drilling Co…

Lamprell delivers India-bound jackup

Mar 05, 2015

Dubai-based fabrication and engineering firm Lamprell has delivered the jackup drilling rig Greatdrill Chaaru to Greatship Global Energy Services within budget and ahead of schedule. Construction of the rig was undertaken on a fast-track…

Lamprell - challenging year ahead

Jan 12, 2015

Depressed oil prices are going to make 2015 a challenging year as the “industry adjusts to the new realities,” rig, engineering and fabrication firm Lamprell has said.  The Dubai-based company had an “exceptionally strong” 2014, with…

Lamprell marks rig delivery record

Dec 18, 2014

Dubai-based rig builder Lamprell has completed the jackup drilling rig, the Shuwehat for Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Company (NDC) on time, budget and schedule. The delivery to NDC follows a 12 November announcement of a new contract with the firm…

Lamprell gets NDC jackup contract

Nov 12, 2014

National Drilling Company (NDC), Abu Dhabi, awarded Lamprell a US$365 million contract for the construction and delivery of two high specification jackup drilling rigs of a Super 116E (enhanced) class. Under the contract terms, NDC has…

Golden Eagle starts production

Nov 03, 2014

China's CNOOC has announced first oil on the US$3.3 billion UK North Sea Golden Eagle Area Development (GEAD).  The development, comprising separate production and wellhead platforms and two subsea production systems, is producing about 18…

Lamprell launches Caspian jackup

Oct 21, 2014

Dubai based offshore fabrication firm Lamprell has completed the second Caspian Sea jackup drilling rig, the Mercury. Lamprell said completion of the rig, the EDC-2, built for Eurasia Drilling, was a milestone for the group, particularly as it has been built under challenging conditions…

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