Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM), the joint venture shipyard between Qatar’s Nakilat and Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has successfully delivered its first liftboat unit, Al Safliya, to Qatari rig operator Gulf Drilling International (GDI).
Al Safliya is the first liftboat to be wholly constructed in Qatar at the Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma shipyard. The self-propelled and elevating unit has been customized for operations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in water depths of up to 65m.
The Al Safliya liftboat is equipped with four tubular legs, a unique 200-tonne leg encircling crane and a 50-tonne pedestal crane, a large open deck space of around 800sq m, a helideck, and accommodation capacity for 130 persons. It can undertake a wide range of services such as well servicing, commissioning, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore platforms. The liftboat also allows for a specially designed gangway bridge to be used for emergency and other safety purposes.
GDI entered into a liftboat services contract with Dolphin Energy for the use of the Al Safliya.
Image from N-KOM.
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