VOL. XLVI

No 44

3-November-2003

UAE

Keppel Wins NDC Rig Construction Contract

Keppel FELS, the offshore arm of Singapore-based Keppel Offshore & Marine, announced on 28 October that it had been awarded a contract worth $96mn by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) subsidiary National Drilling Company (NDC) to build a jack-up rig. It will have a leg length of 307ft and be tailored to operate in water depths of up to 150ft. Completion is scheduled for 3Q 2005. NDC General Manager Saif al-Kindy...