Jurong builds jack-up barge

Singapore’s Jurong Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SembCorp Marine, has received a Letter of Award from Saudi Aramco Overseas Company B.V. for the design, construction and delivery of a self-elevating heavy-lift jack-up barge. The contract value is approximately $180 million.

Scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2010, the jack-up barge is a four-legged, self-elevating heavy-lift, subsea pipe line repair and maintenance support unit, designed for operations in water depths between 5 to 60 metres in the Arabian Gulf. The jack-up barge structure, machinery and the systems will be built for a life span of 30 years and with 15 moves per year. Capable of continuous operations for 14 days, the jack-up barge is also designed to withstand 50 years survival storm conditions and in elevated conditions from any direction.