JURONG SHIPYARD SECURES ORDERS TO BUILD WEST TUCANA AND WEST CASTOR

4/6/11

JSPL Hull 11-1101/1102 will be powered by Cat® C175 gensets

Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd (JSPL), a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, recently secured orders for two turnkey jack-up rigs from Seadrill. Scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013 respectively, the projects represent the latest generation, high specification jack-up drilling rigs with greater capacities and capabilities than current conventional units. These rigs will be built based on the Friede & Goldman JU2000E design and are suitable for operations worldwide, including the southern North Sea. On completion, these new rigs will be capable of operating in waters of 400 feet and drill to depths of 30,000 feet. They will offer improved drilling efficiencies with off-line pipe handling, simultaneous operations support and are equipped with increased accommodation capacity.
         
To convince JSPL that the Cat C175 offshore generator set is the ideal selection for the new high specification jack-up, the team at Tractors Singapore Limited’s Power Systems Division and Caterpillar® conducted a series of technical discussions with the JSPL engineers. The C175 generator was deemed the best fit due to the small footprint and high power density. One unit of C175 generator delivers 1830eKW and weigh around 25 tons which is significantly lower and smaller than comparable medium-speed engines in the market. Its compact package design makes a huge impact on the rig’s performance.          
         
TSL was eventually awarded the contract in February 2011 to supply 10 units of Cat C175 offshore generators as main power supply for the two rigs. With this success, it symbolizes Cat’s continual status as an offshore industry leader and again reflects Jurong Shipyard’s strong confidence that Tractors Singapore will deliver and support a quality product.