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 jackup rig built by Keppel AmFELS for Perforadora Central, and the second based on Keppel's proprietary KFELS B Class design.
Uxpanapa will be chartered by Mexican national oil company Pemex, for work offshore Mexico. Keppel AmFELS' past collaboration with Pemex includes having built two 220 men accommodation modules in 2006, as well as repairing and servicing a total of 18 rigs for various drilling operators that have been chartered by Pemex over the years.
Furthermore, Keppel AmFELS has also completed Tonala, an ultra premium KFELS B Class jackup, for Perforadora Central in 2004, followed by three LeTourneau S116E rigs, namely Tuxpan in 2010, Papaloapan in 2013 and Coatzacoalcos in 2014.
“In the current challenging market conditions, oil companies such as Pemex prefer highly cost-efficient and reliable equipment such as the KFELS B Class jackup rig, which has a proven track record operating in Mexico,” said Patricio Alvarez Morphy Orvañanos, senior vice president of Central Panuco.
“The Tonala, our current KFELS B Class jackup, has been performing outstandingly for Pemex. As we grow our presence in the Gulf of Mexico, we are glad to be able to count on Keppel AmFELS as our preferred yard in providing offshore rig solutions that are well-regarded by our customers,” he said.
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