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Lamprell deliver jackup rig to Ensco who promptly ask for it to be warm stacked in Sharjah

Lamprell deliver jackup rig to Ensco who promptly ask for it to be warm stacked in Sharjah
UAE rig builder Lamprell has “delivered” the second of six new jackup rigs to Ensco, only to promptly warm stack it at the request of the London-headquartered offshore drilling contractor.

In a worrying sign of the troubled times for the offshore sector, Ensco 141 has been warm stacked right next door to its sister-rig, Ensco 140, at Lamprell’s stacking facility in Hamriyah, Sharjah.

The contract for Ensco 141 was inked in April 2014 and this is the second of six LeTourneau Super 116E (Enhanced) Class design rigs which Lamprell has delivered to Ensco Intercontinental GmbH, a subsidiary of Ensco plc.

Lamprell says the four remaining jackups under construction at Hamriyah are “progressing as planned” and would be delivered over the next six months.

The on time delivery of Ensco 141 is a major relief for new Lamprell ceo Christopher McDonald after Ensco 140 was delayed due a faulty jackup mechanism from a third party supplier, costing the UAE company $35m.

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"I am pleased to be marking the completion and delivery of this rig to Ensco, one of our key clients,” McDonald said.

“Our combined project team has collaborated effectively and has performed well to deliver this project while at the same time maintaining an exceptional safety record.  Lamprell has demonstrated its capability to fabricate high quality, complex products for use by leading operators in the global energy industry."