Offshore staff
Friede & Goldman, Ltd. (F&G) says that it has completed licensing contracts for the construction of four JU-2000E jackup rigs and for three ExD semisumbersible designs.
The licensing agreements to build the four JU-2000E jackups include options to supply four additional units. This type of unit comes equipped with a 75-ft cantilever reach, rated water depth of 400 ft, and a rated drilling depth of 30,000 ft. It is also capable of operating in harsh environments.
The ExD design is a sixth generation ultra deepwater F&G semisubmersible, ideal for operating in the GoM, Brazil and West Africa. This F&G-designed rig can operate in dynamic positioning mode in water depths up to 10,000 ft and is also engineered for stability and versatility. It will have 18,000 sq ft of usable deck space and more than 8,000 metric tons of variable deck load.
(Aug. 25, 2005)
