Offshore staff
ABERDEEN, UK – Satellite communications provider ITC Global has signed a three-year contract extension with Shelf Drilling, providing continued service and expanded crew welfare capabilities for the Dubai-based contractor’s fleet of 39 jackup drilling rigs in 11 countries.
Shelf Drilling operates offshore India, the Middle East, North Africa and Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, and West Africa.
The two companies began working together in August 2014.
Richard Elson, vice president Global Energy Sales and Business Development at ITC Global, said his company had managed to minimize downtime and improve user operations on the rigs.
ITC Global customized its communications system to support Shelf Drilling’s corporate and crew communications through a Time-Division Multiple Access private network solution.
As an addition to the existing service agreement, crew welfare applications are currently being incorporated at two sites via ITC’s Crew LIVE solution, with the aim of expanding these deployments to additional sites in the future.
Crew LIVE provides dedicated crew internet and Video-On-Demand capabilities to remote site staff and crew. In addition, Shelf Drilling has the option to install connectivity services to onboard clients at its sites.
08/21/2018
