Semco Martime received their first orders for their rig projects at Invergordon, UK, which include equipment, upgrading two Prospector Drilling jackup rigs and the Songa Offshore semisubmersible rig Songa Dee.
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Songa Dee Image: Semco Maritime |
At the beginning of the year, Semco Maritime entered into a strategic partnership with the Port of Cromarty Firth to establish a center for rig upgrades at Invergordon. The first solid orders have now been awarded.
In the next months, Semco Maritime will complete various scopes of work on two Prospector Drilling jackup rigs and the semisubmersible rig Songa Dee.
Rig operator Prospector Drilling chose Semco Maritime to complete final installations at Prospector 5, a new jackup drilling rig. Prospector 5 will see follow-up installation of client supplied equipment for the rig’s first assignment. Moreover, minor installation work is to be performed on another Prospector Drilling rig, Prospector 1.
The 112m x 80m wide semisubmersible rig Songa Dee is now moored at the Invergordon facilities deepwater quay Queens Dock, with various electrical, structural, mechanical and pipe-work scopes to be performed over the next 60 days. Statoil received consent from Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority in 2011 to use the Songa Dee for a six-year period, on its Gullfaks satellite development.
As well as Songa Dee, the two Prospector Drilling rigs arrived at Invergordon, and the Semco Maritime crew of approximately 60 rig upgrade specialists has commenced the work simultaneously at all three rigs.
“We are pleased to support Semco Maritime’s activities in Invergordon,” says Bob Buskie, chief executive of the Port of Cromarty Firth. “The Port of Cromarty Firth is transforming, expanding and investing in facilities at Invergordon, particularly within logistics and agency services as well as new warehousing facilities, office buildings and expansion of laydown and storage areas.”
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