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Keppel delivers sixth jack-up rig to Borr Drilling

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has delivered its sixth jack-up rig newbuild to Borr Drilling.

Marcus Hand, Editor

April 23, 2020

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The jack-up rig Hild was delivered by Keppel O&M subsidiary Keppel FELS and built to its KFELS B Design. It is the second such rig the yard has delivered to Borr Drilling this year.

It is the sixth of 11 newbuild jack-up rigs Borr Drilling has on order at Keppel.

A relative newcomer to the rig market established by former John Fredriksen right hand man Tor Olav Troim and bought up a number of rig newbuildings terminated by other customers after the collapse in the oil price and the offshore drilling market.

Following this delivery, Borr Drilling will have nine KFELS B Class and two KFELS A Class rigs in their fleet.

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Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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