Rolls-Royce secures offshore propulsion orders

The ships will be built at shipyards in Asia for a range of ship owners including Sea Drill, Pacific Drilling, Noble, Ocean Rig and Pride.

Anders Almestad, Rolls-Royce, president – offshore said:“These orders demonstrate the success of our innovative and highly efficient marine technology. Our in-depth understanding of the demanding offshore industry and our proven technology ensures that our integrated propulsion systems are industry leading and meet the extraordinary demands placed on them.”

These newbuildings will carry out drilling operations in deep water oil and gas fields and each ship will feature multiple thrusters. The orders also include options to supply additional thrusters.