STEP Offshore to upgrade Awilco Drilling's Arctic II
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
26 October 2010 - STEP Offshore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aker Solutions,
has won a contract from Awilco Drilling Limited to engineer and deliver mud
mixing and solids control systems to the Arctic II rig. STEP Offshore estimates
that the value of the work will be approximately NOK 12 million.
The contract involves major upgrades and additions to the mud mixing and solids
control equipment, and will make the Arctic II capable of operating at the
leading edge, both with regards to drilling efficiency and HSE.
"We are very proud to be awarded this contract by Awilco Drilling Limited," says
Pål Eriksen, president of STEP Offshore. "It once again proves we are the
preferred partner for critical drilling fluid management applications."
All the equipment deliveries and upgrade work will take place while the rig is
going through major upgrades at Remontowa ship yard in Gdansk, Poland.
The project has started, and will be completed in Q1 2011.
For further information, please contact:
Media:
Ivar Simensen, VP Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67 59 41 90, Mob:
+47 46 40 23 17,
E-mail: ivar.simensen(at)akersolutions.com
STEP Offshore:
Karina du Menil Sander, Public Relations contact: STEP Offshore AS
Tel: +47 943 93 984 or email: karina.sander(at)akersolutions.com
About STEP Offshore
STEP Offshore, a subsidiary of Aker Solutions, is a leading supplier of high
quality drilling fluid management solutions for oil and gas applications. The
company is located just outside Oslo in Norway. Typical STEP Offshore deliveries
are automated systems to semi submersible drilling rigs, drill ships, jack ups
and land rigs, both new builds and upgrades.
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