Vyborg captures offshore rig orders

The Russian OJSC Vyborg Shipyard and LLC Gazflot have signed a contract for engineering and construction of two floating drilling units to be operated in Shtokman gas condensate field. The shipyards of Murmansk and Arkhangelsk regions also participated in the tender.

Under the contract, Vyborg Shipyard, which is located on the northern coast of the Gulf of Finland, is to perform a full range of turn-key engineering and construction of two semi-submersible drilling rigs, with the first rig to be commissioned in 2010 and the second one in 2011. The shipbuilder is also tendering for several contracts from western companies for construction of different types of semi-submersible platforms.