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Lamprell seeing more jack-up rig refurbishment jobs

Offshore shipyard Lamprell in the Middle East is seeing a steady stream of refurbishment work pointing to a positive trend in the offshore rig market.

Marcus Hand, Editor

July 19, 2018

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In a trading update Lamprell said it continued to see a steay flow of smaller rig refurbishment projects with 16 so far this year and further six ongoing in the yard.

“We view this as indicative of a positive trend for the jackup rig market in the Middle East region as clients look to de-stack their rigs and renovate them prior to redeployment,” the company said.

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The shipyard is also seeing increased opportunities for new work as activity starts to pick-up in the offshore space.

“Although the market environment remains highly competitive, tendering activity has increased significantly during the period as we are currently bidding a number of major opportunities in both of our targeted end markets of oil & gas and renewables, and we are actively engaged in discussions with different potential clients for new projects in our key markets,” it said.

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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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